UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2013
o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from ________ to _________
Commission File Number:000-53677
CIG WIRELESS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada | | 68-0672900 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | �� | Identification No.) |
| Five Concourse Parkway, Suite 3100 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | |
| (678) 332-5000 | |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
None |
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,If Changed Since Last Report) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesx Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer | o | Non-accelerated Filer | o |
Accelerated Filer | o | Smaller Reporting Company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes oNox
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: The Issuer had 30,701,123 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001, outstanding as of August 14, 2013.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| 1. | CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current Assets | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,639,229 | | | $ | 2,356,769 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 | | | 12,720 | | | | 103,206 | |
Accounts receivable from related parties | | | 63,643 | | | | 499,824 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 391,676 | | | | 156,771 | |
Total current assets | | | 2,107,268 | | | | 3,116,570 | |
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Restricted cash | | | 265,008 | | | | 255,733 | |
Property, equipment and software, net | | | 24,202,732 | | | | 22,945,036 | |
Long-term prepaid rent | | | 349,217 | | | | 268,941 | |
Deferred rent assets | | | 314,404 | | | | 287,839 | |
Deferred financing costs, net | | | 347,242 | | | | 378,242 | |
Total assets | | $ | 27,585,871 | | | $ | 27,252,361 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 1,592,609 | | | $ | 1,319,396 | |
Accounts payable to related parties | | | 64,001 | | | | 264,359 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 376,099 | | | | 369,322 | |
Notes payable | | | - | | | | 35,000 | |
Convertible notes payable to related parties | | | - | | | | 800,000 | |
Current portion of notes payable to related parties | | | 550,249 | | | | 800,000 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 2,582,958 | | | | 3,588,077 | |
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Long-term deferred revenue | | | 432,000 | | | | - | |
Deferred rent liabilities | | | 510,831 | | | | 432,511 | |
Asset retirement obligations | | | 913,853 | | | | 820,594 | |
Notes payable to related parties, net of current portion | | | - | | | | 150,249 | |
Long-term subordinated obligation to related parties | | | 677,416 | | | | 678,612 | |
Long-term debt | | | 9,305,221 | | | | 9,243,194 | |
Total liabilities | | | 14,422,279 | | | | 14,913,237 | |
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Stockholders' equity | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized | | | | | | | | |
Series B 6% 2012 convertible redeemable preferred stock, 1,700,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value; 1,652,830 and 626,715 issued and outstanding, respectively | | | 17 | | | | 6 | |
Common stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value; 21,866,123 and 20,739,931 issued and outstanding, respectively | | | 219 | | | | 208 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 13,892,515 | | | | 8,846,707 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (10,824,836 | ) | | | (7,516,312 | ) |
Total CIG Wireless Corp. stockholders' equity | | | 3,067,915 | | | | 1,330,609 | |
Non-controlling interest | | | 10,095,677 | | | | 11,008,515 | |
Total Stockholders' equity | | | 13,163,592 | | | | 12,339,124 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 27,585,871 | | | $ | 27,252,361 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| | Three Months Ended June 30 | | | Six Months Ended June 30 | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operating revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rent revenue | | $ | 529,393 | | | $ | 535,969 | | | $ | 1,046,119 | | | $ | 918,325 | |
Origination and management fees to related parties | | | 10,088 | | | | 49,261 | | | | 20,175 | | | | 94,732 | |
Service revenue | | | 1,521 | | | | 150 | | | | 11,858 | | | | 524 | |
Total operating revenue | | | 541,002 | | | | 585,380 | | | | 1,078,152 | | | | 1,013,581 | |
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Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Site rental | | | 215,441 | | | | 283,742 | | | | 437,477 | | | | 457,750 | |
Other site-related costs | | | 143,017 | | | | 199,057 | | | | 354,005 | | | | 293,099 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 1,199,293 | | | | 1,749,184 | | | | 2,926,315 | | | | 3,962,257 | |
Shared services from related parties | | | 68,625 | | | | 85,426 | | | | 135,127 | | | | 407,869 | |
Depreciation and accretion expense | | | 387,184 | | | | 247,167 | | | | 773,239 | | | | 491,833 | |
Gain of fixed assets to related parties | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (8,121 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | | 2,013,560 | | | | 2,564,576 | | | | 4,626,163 | | | | 5,604,687 | |
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Loss from operations | | | (1,472,558 | ) | | | (1,979,196 | ) | | | (3,548,011 | ) | | | (4,591,106 | ) |
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Other (expense)income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (298,012 | ) | | | - | | | | (600,952 | ) | | | - | |
Interest expense from related parties | | | - | | | | (265,817 | ) | | | - | | | | (351,097 | ) |
Losses allocated to related party investors | | | 9,268 | | | | 547,109 | | | | 18,494 | | | | 1,585,585 | |
Total other (expense) income | | | (288,744 | ) | | | 281,292 | | | | (582,458 | ) | | | 1,234,488 | |
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Net loss | | | (1,761,302 | ) | | | (1,697,904 | ) | | | (4,130,469 | ) | | | (3,356,618 | ) |
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | | 338,354 | | | | - | | | | 912,838 | | | | - | |
Net loss attributable to CIG Wireless Corp. | | | (1,422,948 | ) | | | (1,697,904 | ) | | | (3,217,631 | ) | | | (3,356,618 | ) |
Preferred stock dividends | | | (56,287 | ) | | | - | | | | (90,893 | ) | | | - | |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | | $ | (1,479,235 | ) | | $ | (1,697,904 | ) | | $ | (3,308,524 | ) | | $ | (3,356,618 | ) |
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Net loss per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | | | 21,750,261 | | | | 19,952,439 | | | | 21,320,235 | | | | 19,859,525 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CIG WIRELESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
CIG Wireless Corp. and Subsidiaries | | | | | | |
| | Preferred Stock Series B | | | Common Stock | | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | | Accumulated Deficit | | | Total CIG Wireless Stockholder's Equity | | | Non- Controlling Interest | | | Total Equity | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Balance, December 31, 2012 | | | 626,715 | | | $ | 6 | | | | 20,739,931 | | | $ | 208 | | | $ | 8,846,707 | | | $ | (7,516,312 | ) | | $ | 1,330,609 | | | $ | 11,008,515 | | | $ | 12,339,124 | |
Preferred stock issued for cash, net of issuance costs | | | 1,026,115 | | | | 11 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,616,397 | | | | - | | | | 2,616,408 | | | | - | | | | 2,616,408 | |
Common stock issued for cash, net of issuance costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | 761,125 | | | | 8 | | | | 1,352,902 | | | | - | | | | 1,352,910 | | | | - | | | | 1,352,910 | |
Common Stock issued for notes payable, net of issuance costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | 363,567 | | | | 3 | | | | 653,652 | | | | - | | | | 653,655 | | | | - | | | | 653,655 | |
Common stock issued for equity issuance costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,500 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Dividends declared on Series B Preferred Stock | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (90.893 | ) | | | (90,893 | ) | | | - | | | | (90,893 | ) |
Stock-based compensation | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 422,857 | | | | - | | | | 422,857 | | | | - | | | | 422,857 | |
Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (3,217,631 | ) | | | (3,217,631 | ) | | | (912,838 | ) | | | (4,130,469 | ) |
Balance, June 30, 2013 | | | 1,652,830 | | | $ | 17 | | | | 21,866,123 | | | $ | 219 | | | $ | 13,892,515 | | | $ | (10,824,836 | ) | | $ | 3,067,915 | | | $ | 10,095,677 | | | $ | 13,163,592 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMEMTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (4,130,469 | ) | | $ | (3,356,618 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and accretion expense | | | 773,239 | | | | 491,833 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts | | | 93,027 | | | | 336,668 | |
Write-off of related party receivable and payable | | | 157,524 | | | | - | |
Write-off of issuance costs on long-term subordinated obligations to related parties | | | 28,944 | | | | - | |
Gain on sale of assets to related parties | | | - | | | | (8,121 | ) |
Management fees revenue from related parties | | | (4,174 | ) | | | (50,931 | ) |
Losses allocated to related party investors | | | (18,494 | ) | | | (1,585,585 | ) |
Stock-based compensation | | | 422,857 | | | | 1,299,937 | |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | 90,486 | | | | 89,391 | |
Accounts receivable from related parties | | | (16,000 | ) | | | - | |
Prepaid expenses | | | (234,905 | ) | | | (173,685 | ) |
Deferred rent assets | | | (26,565 | ) | | | (50,045 | ) |
Long-term prepaid rent | | | (80,276 | ) | | | 2,234 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 209,453 | | | | 98,796 | |
Accounts payable to related parties | | | 135,127 | | | | (390,202 | ) |
Deferred revenue | | | 438,777 | | | | (14,954 | ) |
Deferred rent liabilities | | | 78,320 | | | | 140,663 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (2,083,129 | ) | | | (3,170,619 | ) |
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Cash flows used in investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for purchase and construction of fixed assets | | | (1,937,676 | ) | | | (790,089 | ) |
Increase in restricted cash | | | (9,275 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (1,946,951 | ) | | | (790,089 | ) |
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Cash flows provided by financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Contributions from related party investors | | | - | | | | 12,000 | |
Proceeds from convertible notes payable to related party | | | - | | | | 1,650,000 | |
Common stock sold for cash, net of issuance costs | | | 1,352,910 | | | | 404,900 | |
Preferred stock sold for cash, net of issuance costs | | | 2,616,408 | | | | - | |
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs accrued in prior year | | | (231,737 | ) | | | - | |
Payments for equity issuance costs from conversion of debt | | | (73,478 | ) | | | - | |
Distributions to related party investors | | | (7,472 | ) | | | (175,600 | ) |
Payments on notes payable | | | (35,000 | ) | | | - | |
Payments on notes payable to related parties | | | (400,000 | ) | | | (456 | ) |
Net advances from related parties | | | 90,909 | | | | 1,532,323 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 3,312,540 | | | | 3,423,167 | |
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Net decrease in cash | | | (717,540 | ) | | | (537,541 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period | | | 2,356,769 | | | | 1,587,127 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period | | $ | 1,639,229 | | | $ | 1,049,586 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMEMTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | | | |
Interest paid | | $ | 495,642 | | | $ | - | |
Taxes paid | | | - | | | | - | |
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Noncash investing and financing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Asset retirement obligation | | $ | 62,524 | | | $ | 62,524 | |
Debt discounts due to beneficial conversion features | | | - | | | | 336,667 | |
Non-controlling interest due to restructuring | | | - | | | | 9,993,447 | |
Related party receivable used to pay related party convertible note | | | 100,000 | | | | - | |
Common stock issued for conversion of related party convertible note payable | | | 700,000 | | | | 1,950,000 | |
Common stock issued for accrued interest on related party convertible note payable | | | 27,133 | | | | 30,678 | |
Common stock issued for conversion of accounts payable | | | - | | | | 241,935 | |
Common stock issued as payment of equity issuance costs | | | 3,000 | | | | - | |
Accrued dividends on preferred stock | | | 90,893 | | | | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
| 1. | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
CIG Wireless Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) develops, operates and owns wireless and broadcast communication towers in the United States. The Company’s business consists of leasing antenna space on multi-tenant communication sites to wireless service providers. The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada in February 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
All of the Company’s operations are located in the United States. The Company participates in the local tower development industry and conducts its operations principally through its subsidiaries.
The Company has been actively operating in the tower business industry through our predecessor company since 2009pursuant to the acquisition of CIG Services, LLC and CIG, LLC in October and December 2011, respectively. Revenues are generally generated through monthly or annual rental payments from tenants, payable under long-term contracts which often contain fixed escalation rates. Similarly, ground lease agreements for the land on which the Company’s towers reside, are payable to the landlords under long-term contracts and have generally fixed escalation rates.
Effective January 23, 2013, the Company changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31.
| 2. | BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for financial information have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other future interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2013. You should read the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conjunction with Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, as well as with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s transition report on Form 10-K for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012.
Principles of Consolidation and Fiscal Year End
On January 23, 2013, a decision to change our fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31 was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. As such, the Company and its consolidated entities report on a 12-month accounting year that ends on the last day of December of each year. The consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. All intercompany transactions and ownership have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has reviewed newly issued accounting pronouncements and updates that are effective during the periods reported and in future periods and does not believe that any of those pronouncements will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
ASC 805, “Business Combinations”,requires entities to determine whether an acquisition transaction is a business combination. If the acquisition transaction constitutes a business, then the total purchase price is allocated to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date. If the assets acquired do not constitute a business then the acquisition is accounted for as an asset acquisition. Determining whether the transaction is a business acquisition and the allocation process requires an analysis of acquired ground and tenant lease contracts, fixed assets, contractual commitments and legal contingencies, if any to identify and record the fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In valuing acquired assets and assumed liabilities, fair values are based on, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows; estimated asset retirement costs related to the telecommunication towers acquired, current replacement cost for similar capacity for certain fixed assets; market rate assumptions; settlement plans for any litigation and contingencies; and appropriate discount rates and growth rates.
PTA-FLA, Inc. (Cleartalk)
On June 24, 2013, the Company acquired six communication towers from PTA, FLA, Inc. (Cleartalk) for an aggregate purchase price of $1.6 million in cash. The Company evaluated the acquisition and determined that the acquisition does not qualify as a business. As such, the acquisition was recorded as an asset acquisition. In addition, the Company capitalized $0.1 million in transaction costs in connection with the acquisition of these assets.
Towers of Texas
On September 7, 2012, the Company acquired nineteen communication towers and related assets from Towers of Texas, Ltd, a privately held company, for an aggregate price of $3.5 million in cash.
The allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are shown below.
Acquired assets: | | | | |
Current assets | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | $ | 38,101 | |
Total current assets | | | 38,101 | |
Non-current assets | | | | |
Property, equipment and software | | | 4,502,794 | |
Deferred rent assets | | | 69,635 | |
Total non-current assets | | | 4,572,429 | |
Total acquired assets | | | 4,610,530 | |
Assumed liabilities: | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Accrued expenses | | | (22,823 | ) |
Deferred revenue | | | (22,200 | ) |
Total current liabilities | | | (45,023 | ) |
Non-current liabilities | | | | |
Deferred rent liabilities | | | (42,462 | ) |
Asset retirement obligations | | | (111,038 | ) |
Total non-current liabilities | | | (153,500 | ) |
Total assumed liabilities | | | (198,523 | ) |
Net assets acquired | | | 4,412,007 | |
Purchase price | | | (3,543,078 | ) |
Bargain purchase gain | | $ | 868,929 | |
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
Unaudited pro forma results of operations data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 as if the Company and the entities described above had been combined on January 1, 2012. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. However, pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the planned integration of these entities, and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combinations had been in effect on the dates indicated, or which may result in the future.
| | Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations | |
| | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
Revenues | | $ | 657,331 | | | $ | 1,156,641 | |
Loss from operations | | | (2,111,453 | ) | | | (4,713,587 | ) |
Net loss | | | (1,687,325 | ) | | | (3,336,039 | ) |
The Company is satisfied that no material change in value has occurred in this acquisition since the acquisition date.
| 4. | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
The Company has a legal liability to demolish most of its tower assets. The asset retirement obligations represent the estimated liability that the Company will incur to retire its tower assets. The following table displays a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance and shows the significant changes that have occurred during the six months ending June 30, 2013 and 2012:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
Asset retirement obligations, beginning balance | | $ | 820,594 | | | $ | 477,932 | |
Additions due to acquisition or construction of assets | | | 62,524 | | | | 62,524 | |
Disposals as a result of sale of assets | | | - | | | | (11,803 | ) |
Accretion expense | | | 30,735 | | | | 18,986 | |
Asset retirement obligations, ending balance | | $ | 913,853 | | | $ | 547,639 | |
The table below summarized our long-term debt that is not associated with related parties as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
| | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
Credit facility, due September 6, 2017 | | $ | 10,000,000 | | | $ | 10,000,000 | |
Loan from CRG Finance, due upon demand | | | - | | | | 35,000 | |
Total third-party debt | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,035,000 | |
Current portion | | | - | | | | 35,000 | |
Unamortized discount on the credit facility | | | 694,779 | | | | 756,806 | |
Long-term debt, net of current portion and unamortized discounts | | $ | 9,305,221 | | | $ | 9,243,194 | |
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
Credit Facility
On September 7, 2012, the Company, through its subsidiary CIG Comp Tower, LLC (“Comp Tower”), entered into a new multi-draw term loan credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a third-party investment and funds management bank as administrative agent for the lenders and as collateral agent. The Credit Facility may be drawn upon by the Company and is secured and guaranteed by all the assets of the Company’s subsidiary CIG Properties, LLC. Comp Tower is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIG Properties. The obligations of Comp Tower and CIG Properties are secured by first priority pledges of all of the equity interests of Comp Tower and first priority security interests in all tangible and intangible assets of Comp Tower and CIG Properties.
The Credit Facility, which matures on September 6, 2017, does not amortize during its term and the entire outstanding balance including any accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable on the maturity date. The Borrower has the option to designate the reference rate of interest for each specific borrowing under the Credit Facility as amounts are advanced. Borrowings under the Credit Facility can be drawn either as Adjusted Base Advances subject to Adjusted Base Rate interest plus a margin of 6.25%; or as Adjusted Eurodollar Advances subject to Eurodollar Rate interest plus a margin of 7.25%. The Credit Facility obligations of the Borrower include payments of commitment fees of 2%, administrative agent fees, early termination fees and underutilization fees. The interest and commitment fee is paid around the 15th of each month.
The Company has the option to repay all the draws on the Credit Facility together with all accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, the Credit Facility contains yield protection provisions customary for facilities of this type, protecting the lenders in the event of breakage losses or changes in reserve or capital adequacy requirements applicable to the lenders.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the administrative agent has certain rights of first refusal to provide financing on all tower acquisitions proposed by the Company or its subsidiaries. If the administrative agent declines to provide such financing for any reason, the Company or its subsidiaries other than the CIG Properties or its subsidiaries may obtain third party financing to purchase such tower assets.
The Credit Facility Agreement contains conventional representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, and financial compliance covenants customary for transactions of this type. Events of default include failure to pay interest on any loan under the Credit Facility, any material violation of any representation or warranty under the Credit Agreement, failure to observe or perform certain covenants under the Credit Agreement, a change in control of the Borrower, default under any other material indebtedness of the Borrower, bankruptcy and similar proceedings and failure to pay disbursements from advances issued under the Credit Facility, as well as other customary default provisions. Upon an event of default, the applicable interest rate increases by 2% under the Credit Facility and the lenders have the right to accelerate payments under the Credit Facility, or call all obligations due under certain circumstances.
As of June 30, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance of $10.0 million under the credit facility bearing interest at 8.5% per annum and the associated unamortized balance of the discounts was $0.7 million, the associated unamortized balance of the deferred financing costs was $0.3 million, and the related interest rate effective as of June 30, 2013 was 11.65%. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, aggregate amortization expense was $48,606 and $93,027, respectively related to the discounts and deferred financing costs. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has available $5.0 million to draw under the credit facility.
Other Third-Party Loans
During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, the Company paid a loan originally owed to CRG Finance. The loan was unsecured and bore interest of 10% per annum. The amount paid was $42,980 which included accrued interest of $7,980.
| 6. | RELATED-PARTY NOTES PAYABLE |
| | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
Convertible note payable to ENEX, due upon demand | | $ | - | | | $ | 250,000 | |
Convertible note payable to ENEX, due upon demand | | | - | | | | 500,000 | |
Convertible note payable to ENEX, due upon demand | | | - | | | | 50,000 | |
Note payable to related party investors, due January 31, 2014 | | | 337,650 | | | | 583,104 | |
Note payable to related party investors, due January 31, 2014 | | | 182,644 | | | | 315,416 | |
Note payable to related party investors, due January 31, 2014 | | | 29,955 | | | | 51,729 | |
Total related party notes payable | | | 550,249 | | | | 1,750,249 | |
Current portion | | | - | | | | (1,600,000 | ) |
Related party notes payable, net of current portion | | $ | 550,249 | | | $ | 150,249 | |
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
As of December 31, 2012, there were $800,000 outstanding in convertible notes to ENEX. During the first quarter 2013, a receivable balance that was due from ENEX in the amount of $100,000 was offset against these notes.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company and ENEX executed an amendment of the conversion price of all the outstanding convertible notes from $3.00 per share to $2.00 per share. The Company evaluated the modification of the conversion features and determined that the amendment qualifies for extinguishment of debt. In connection with the extinguishment, the Company evaluated the conversion option of the modified notes for derivative treatment under ASC 815-15and determined the notes and their conversion features did not qualify as derivatives. The Company also evaluated the notes for a beneficial conversion feature under ASC 470-20and determined a beneficial conversion feature did not exist. As a result of the evaluation, no gain or loss was necessary to be recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2013. The Company and ENEX agreed to convert the notes and the related accrued and unpaid interest of $700,000 and $27,133, respectively into 363,567 shares of the Company’s common stock based on the amended conversion price.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company made payments in the amount of $245,454, $132,772 and $21,774 related to the notes issued to the Company’s related-party investors in connection to the restructuring of its long-term subordinated obligations during 2012. As such, the outstanding balance of these notes was $337,650, $182,644 and $29,955 as of June 30, 2013.
| 7. | LONG-TERM SUBORDINATED OBLIGATIONS TO RELATED PARTIES |
Between November 2009 and February 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CIG LLC, entered into six Atypical Silent Partnership Agreements with the following related party limited partnership investors:
Investor Name | |
InfraTrust Fuenf GmbH u. Co. KG (IT5) | |
Infrastructure Asset Pool, LLLP (ITAP) | |
InfraTrust Zwei GmbH u. Co. KG (IT2) | |
InfraTrust Premium Sieben GmbH & Co. KG (ITP7) | |
InfraTrust Premium Neun GmbH & Co. KG (ITP9) | |
Diana Damme (Damme) | |
Pursuant to these agreements, the related party investors made contributions to the Company for acquisition of tower assets which required segregation on the books by investment group. The obligations, net of any distribution received by the investors, were classified as long-term subordinated obligations in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company. On June 30, 2012, the Company restructured five of these agreements and amended the restructuring on December 31, 2012.
As a result of the restructuring, as amended, the related-party investors received three preferred Class A Membership Interests: Class A-IT2, Class A-IT5 and Class A-IT9, in CIG, LLC. The Class A Membership Interest for ITAP and Damme have been accounted for under Class A- IT2 and Class A-IT9, respectively. The fair value of the Class A interests is presented under non-controlling interest in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
The Atypical Silent Partnership Agreement with ITP7 expires on September 30, 2015. On such date, the investor may elect termination of the arrangement and the Company must then make distributions.Management fees, origination fees and interest charged to ITP7 and third-party consulting and other revenue received by the Company not related to the tower ownership or operations are segregated as Company revenue with minimal or no offset by Company overhead expenses.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
| | Interests | |
Investor Name | | Related Party | | | Company | |
InfraTrust Premium Sieben GmbH & Co. KG (ITP7) | | | 70 | % | | | 30 | % |
Except for the termination date, the Company has sole discretion on whether to pay any proceeds from operations or tower sales to the investor.
Profits are allocated to the related party investor until they obtain designated rates of return of between 8 – 20%. Once the rates of return are obtained by the related party investors, subsequent profits are allocated based upon ownership. Losses are 100% allocated to the investors until there is a net profit.
The remaining Atypical Silent Partnership Agreement between the Company andITP7 was still in effect until June 5, 2013.On June 5, 2013, CIG, LLC notified ITP7 that it was terminating the Partnership pursuant to terms set forth in the ITP7 Partnership Agreement and as permitted by the laws of Germany, which governing law applied to the ITP7 Partnership Agreement. The Company plans to liquidate the assets of the Partnership and disburse the proceeds to ITP7 in accordance with the procedures for winding up and distribution of assets of the Partnership as set forth in the ITP7 Partnership Agreement.
In connection with the ITP7 Partnership Agreement, a liability in the amount of $0.7 million related to ITP7 exists in the consolidated financial statements of the Company under long-term subordinated obligations. The liability is the net of all the contributions from the German fund ITP7 less any distributions and losses attributable to operations of the Fergus Falls tower, which is the sole asset of the Partnership. The Company has offered to purchase the tower from the Partnership for $450,000 based on the current estimated value of the tower. The limited partners of the Partnership have refused the offer. The Company is currently assessing its available options for liquidating the tower, through auction or otherwise, and distributing the proceeds thereof to the limited partners of the Partnership.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, there were no contributions made by ITP7 and distributions totaled $7,472.
A summary of the changes in the long-term subordinated obligations to related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 678,612 | | | $ | 13,826,198 | |
Contributions | | | - | | | | 12,000 | |
Distributions | | | (7,472 | ) | | | (175,600 | ) |
Management fees | | | (4,174 | ) | | | (50,931 | ) |
Write-off of issuance costs | | | 28,944 | | | | - | |
Losses allocated to related party investors | | | (18,494 | ) | | | (1,585,585 | ) |
Restructured into notes payable to related parties | | | - | | | | (1,300,250 | ) |
Restructured into non-controlling interest | | | - | | | | (9,993,447 | ) |
Balance, end of period | | $ | 677,416 | | | $ | 732,385 | |
Management fees provided to the related parties are accounted for against the long-term subordinated obligations and totaled $4,174 and $50,931 during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
| 8. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Accounts Receivable from Related Parties
Accounts receivable due from related party are presented separately from other accounts receivable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets included in this Report. The below table represents the balances receivable from related parties as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
| | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
ENEX Group Management SA | | $ | - | | | $ | 100,000 | |
BAC Infratrust Acht GmbH & Co. KG (IT8) | | | 63,643 | | | | 209,602 | |
BAC Communications Infrastructure Group(1) | | | - | | | | 13 | |
Infratrust Zwei GmbH & Co. KG(1) | | | - | | | | 16,000 | |
ITAP, LLP(1) | | | - | | | | 91,273 | |
Structured Life Group LLC(1) | | | - | | | | 9,770 | |
German Fund Entities (IT5, ITP7, and ITP9) (1) | | | - | | | | 59,940 | |
Berlin Atlantic Capital US, LLC | | | - | | | | 13,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 63,643 | | | $ | 499,824 | |
| 1) | The balances outstanding as of December 31, 2012 were written off during the six months ended June 30, 2013. |
Accounts Payable to Related Parties
Accounts payable due to related party are presented separately from other accounts payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets included in this Report. The below table represents the balances payable to related parties as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
| | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | |
BAC Infratrust Sechs GmbH & Co. KG (IT6) | | $ | 38,630 | | | $ | 52,359 | |
ENEX Management Group SA | | | 3,867 | | | | - | |
Berlin Atlantic Capital US, LLC | | | 21,504 | | | | - | |
MfAM Mobilfunk Asset Management | | | - | | | | 200,000 | |
Other Miscellaneous(1) | | | - | | | | 12,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 64,001 | | | $ | 264,359 | |
| 1) | The balance outstanding as of December 31, 2012 was written off during the six months ended June 30, 2013. |
Management fees charged to IT8 and IT6 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 totaled $8,000 and $16,000, respectively.
The Company receives management fees from its investment partners based upon the annual contributions made by each partner and from affiliated companies for managing the telecommunication towers.
Common and Preferred Stock
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 761,125 shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share for cash proceeds of $1.4 million, net of equity issuance costs of $0.2 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,026,115 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for cash proceeds of $2.6 million, net of equity issuance costs of $0.5 million.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 363,567 shares of common stock to convert $0.7 million of related party notes payable and accrued interest. Also, the Company paid in cash $0.1 million in equity issuance costs in connection with this transaction.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,500 shares of common stock as payment of equity issuance costs.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company declared dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock in the amount of approximately $91 thousand which was accrued for as of June 30, 2013 and paid in July 2013.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation to employees is measured based on the fair value of the award on the date of the grant, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period. Stock based compensation to non-employees is accounted for in accordance with ASC 505-50 -“Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees”.
On April 19, 2013, the Company issued a stock option grant to a director to purchase 50,000 shares at an exercise price of $3.9 per share. The grant date fair value of the options was determined to be approximately $16,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include expected term of 2.0 years, expected volatility of 64%, risk free interest rate of 0.24%, and expected dividend yield of 0%. Aggregated stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30 2013 was $0.4 million. Unrecognized compensation expense as of June 30, 2013, relating to non-vested common stock options is approximately $0.4 million and was expected to be recognized through 2015. At June 30, 2013, no options have been exercised or forfeited. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, all stock option grants issued were cancelled (See Note 10).
A summary of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is presented below:
| | Number of Options | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 | | | 2,506,895 | | | $ | 3.16 | |
Granted | | | 50,000 | | | | 3.90 | |
Forfeited | | | - | | | | - | |
Exercised | | | - | | | | - | |
Outstanding at June 30, 2013 | | | 2,556,895 | | | $ | 3.18 | |
Exercisable at June 30, 2013 | | | 1,693,170 | | | $ | 3.24 | |
The weighted average remaining life of options outstanding at June 30, 2013 was 3.15 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the exercisable options at June 30, 2013 was $0.7 million.
On August 2, 2013, the Company borrowed $10 million from Macquarie Bank Limited under the existing Credit Facility after increasing the credit facility commitments from $15.0 million to $25.0 million. The proceeds were used to fund the acquisitions described below.
On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Fir Tree Capital Opportunity (LN) Master Fund, LP (“FT-LP”), and Fir Tree REF III Tower LLC (“FT-LLC”, and together with FT-LP, the “Fir Tree Investors”), pursuant to which the Corporation sold to the Fir Tree Investors $35.0 million of newly created (i) Series A-1 Non-Convertible Preferred Stock and (ii) Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company received $35 million in cash on August 2, 2013 which was used to fund the acquisitions described below. The holders of the Series A-1 Non-Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to elect two directors on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Fir Tree Investors elected Messrs.Scott Troeller and Jarret Cohen, both executives of Fir Tree, Inc., to the Board.
CIG WIRESLESS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS (UNAUDITED)
On August 2, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of Liberty Towers, LLC and paid $25.0 million in cash and issued 8,715,000 common shares as a consideration. The acquisition consists mainly of 38 fully constructed towers and 252 work-in-progress sites. In connection with this acquisition, Mr. Michael Hofe, the Chief Operating Officer and President of Liberty Towers, LLC and Mr. Eric Sivertsen, the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Towers, LLC, joined the Company as the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Vice President of Legal and Compliance, respectively.
On August 2, 2013, the Company acquired 28 communication towers from Southern Tower Antenna Rental, L.L.C. (“STAR”) for $12.5 million in cash.
On August 1, 2013, the Company and ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) agreed to terminate the Corporate Development Agreement dated March 26, 2012, as amended and the Corporate Consulting Agreement dated March 26, 2012, as amended. The Company agreed to pay ENEX a termination fee of $66,000 to be paid in three monthly installments. In addition, the Company will pay ENEX a fee of $50,000 in connection with the increase in the commitments of the Credit Facility.
On August 1, 2013, the Company and CRG Finance AG (“CRG”) agreed to terminate the Corporate Development Agreement dated June 1, 2011, as amended and the Corporate Development Agreement dated March 22, 2012. As amended. The Company agreed to pay CRG $35,065 in cash and issue 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in settlement of amounts due to CRG under these agreements.
On August 1, 2013, Mr. Sebastien Koechli and Mr. Gert Rieder resigned from the Board of Directors.
On August 1, 2013, all stock options granted to members of the Board of Directors or service providers are cancelled.
| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”). This Report contains certain forward-looking statements and the Company's future operating results could differ materially from those discussed herein.Our disclosure and analysis included in this report concerning our operations, cash flows and financial position, including, in particular, the likelihood of our success in expanding our business and raising debt and capital securities include forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “estimate”, “may”, “project”, “will likely result”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include (i) expectations regarding anticipated growth in the wireless communication industry, demand for our towers and distributed antenna systems, and new tenant additions; and (ii) availability of cash flows and liquidity for, and plans regarding, future capital expenditures; (iii) anticipated growth in market share, future revenues, and operating cash flows; and (iv) expectations regarding the credit markets, cost of capital, and our ability to service our debt and comply with the debt covenants. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including prevailing market conditions and are more fully described under “Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors” of our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. In any event, these and other important factors, including those set forth in Item 1A – “Risk Factors” of our Transition Report and Annual Report for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2012 may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements we make in this Report, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Except as otherwise stated or required by the context, references in this document to “CIG Wireless”, “CIGW”, the “Company”, we”, and “our”, refer to CIG Wireless Corp. and its subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a young and dynamic company that develops, operates and owns wireless and broadcast communication towers in the United States. Our core business consists of leasing antenna space on our communication sites via long-term contracts. Our tower infrastructure can accommodate multiple customers for antennas necessary for the transmission of signals for wireless communication devices. We seek to increase our site rental revenues by adding more tenants on our wireless infrastructure, acquiring more towers and constructing new towers.
The following provides some highlights regarding our site rental business as of June 30, 2013:
| Ø | We own 73 wireless communication towers that are online and in commercial service. |
| Ø | We have a geographical presence in 18 states. |
| Ø | Our customer base consists of major wireless communications carriers, governmental and public entities and utilities. |
| Ø | Approximately 97% of our revenues are derived from site rental revenues of our communication towers. |
| Ø | Our site rental revenues are recurring in nature and result from long-term contracts with initial terms ranging between 5 and 10 years with 3-5 renewal options of five years each. |
| Ø | Monthly or annual rent payments from our tenants are generally subject to escalation rates ranging between 2% and 4% per year on average. |
All of our operations are located in the United States. We participate in the local tower development industry and conduct our operations principally through subsidiaries of CIG Wireless.
We were incorporated in the state of Nevada in February 2008 and are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Our Common Stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “CIGW”.
Our tenants lease space on our communications site infrastructure, where they install and maintain their individual communications network equipment. Our revenue is primarily generated from tenant leases, and the annual rental payments depend to a large extent upon numerous factors, including, but not limited to, tower location, amount of tenant equipment on the tower, ground space required by the tenant and tower capacity usage. Our tenant leases are generally non-cancellable and have annual rent escalations. Our primary costs typically include ground rent which is subject to annual or per term escalations, property taxes and repairs and maintenance.
Our portfolio of towers consists of towers that were either acquired on the open market or through the successful awarding to the Company of carrier tower projects. We have the ability to add new tenants and new equipment for existing tenants on our sites. Our tenant leases are generally for an initial term that ranges between 5 and 10 years with 3-5 renewal options of five years each. These lease contracts normally include rent escalation rates which range between 2-4% per year, including the renewal periods.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we issued 761,125 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share and received $1.4 million in proceeds, net of equity issuance costs. In addition, we issued during the same period 1,026,115 shares of the Company’s Series B 2012 Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at a stated price of $3.00 per shares and received $2.6 million in proceeds, net of equity issuance costs.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we declared dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock in the amount of approximately $91 thousand which were accrued for as of June 30, 2013 and paid in July 2013.
On April 30, 2013, we had an outstanding notes payable with ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) in the amount of $700,000 convertible at a conversion price of $3.00 per share. On April 30, 2013, we entered into an amendment to modify the conversion price from $3.00 per share to $2.00 per share. Simultaneously, the amount of the note and the related accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $27 thousand was converted into 363,567 shares of our common stock.
On February 13, 2013, we entered into a purchase agreement with NTCH-Colorado, LLC to acquire communication tower assets. On May 13, 2013, the purchase agreement was amended to change the number of towers to be acquired and the purchase price. The purchase price of the acquisition, as amended will be a maximum of approximately $3.7 million which covers 14 communication towers. On June 24, 2013, we closed on six towers under this agreement for a purchase price of $1.6 million. The remaining eight towers are expected to close during the remainder of 2013.
Recent developments
On August 2, 2013, we borrowed $10 million from Macquarie Bank Limited under the existing Credit Facility after increasing the credit facility commitments from $15.0 million to $25.0 million. The proceeds were used to fund the acquisitions below.
On August 1, 2013, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Fir Tree Capital Opportunity (LN) Master Fund, LP (“FT-LP”), and Fir Tree REF III Tower LLC (“FT-LLC”, and together with FT-LP, the “Fir Tree Investors”), pursuant to which the Corporation sold to the Fir Tree Investors $35.0 million of newly created (i) Series A-1 Non-Convertible Preferred Stock and (ii) Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company received $35 million in cash on August 2, 2013 which was used to fund the acquisitions described below. The holders of the Series A-1 Non-Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to elect two directors on our Board. The Fir Tree Investors elected Messrs.Scott Troeller and Jarret Cohen, both executives of Fir Tree, Inc., to the Board.
On May 3, 2013, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Liberty Towers to acquire communications tower assets. In connection with this agreement, we entered into employment agreements with two current key employees of Liberty Towers: Mr. Michael Hofe, the Chief Operating Officer and President of Liberty Towers, LLC and Mr. Eric Sivertsen, the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Towers, LLC. The employment agreements are effective from the closing date until December 31, 2014. On August 1, 2013, the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Liberty Towers, LLC was amended to change the number of shares to be issued at closing. In addition, we entered into amendments to the employment agreements of each of Mr. Michael Hofe and Mr. Eric Sivertsen. On August 2, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Liberty Towers, LLC for a consideration of $25.0 million in cash and 8,715,000 million common shares. The acquisition consists mainly of 38 fully constructed towers and 252 work-in-progress sites. In connection with this acquisition, Mr. Michael Hofe and Mr. Eric Sivertsen joined our company as the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Vice President of Legal and Compliance, respectively.
On August 2, 2013, we acquired 28 communication towers from Southern Tower Antenna Rental, L.L.C. (“STAR”) for $12.5 million in cash pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into with STAR on May 17, 2013.
On August 1, 2013, our company and ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) agreed to terminate the Corporate Development Agreement dated March 26, 2012, as amended and the Corporate Consulting Agreement dated March 26, 2012, as amended. We agreed to pay ENEX a termination fee of $66,000 to be paid in three monthly installments. In addition, we will pay ENEX a fee of $50,000 in connection with the increase in the commitments of the Credit Facility.
On August 1, 2013, our company and CRG Finance AG (“CRG”) agreed to terminate the Corporate Development Agreement dated June 1, 2011, as amended and the Corporate Development Agreement dated March 22, 2012. As amended. We agreed to pay CRG $35,065 in cash and issue 120,000 shares of our common stock in settlement of amounts due to CRG under these agreements.
On August 1, 2013, Mr. Sebastien Koechli and Mr. Gert Rieder resigned from the Board of Directors.
On August 1, 2013, all stock options granted to members of the Board of Directors or service providers were cancelled.
Customers
We provide site leasing services to the largest wireless carriers such as AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile. In addition, government agencies (such as Homeland Security, local police and fire departments, and port authorities) in addition to utilities provide potential supplementary tower facilities’ leasing income.
Employees
As of June 30, 2013, we had twelve employees, ten of which are located at our headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Results of operations
The following table represents a comparison of our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 to the same periods ended June 30, 2012.
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operating revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rent revenue | | $ | 529,393 | | | $ | 535,969 | | | $ | 1,046,119 | | | $ | 918,325 | |
Origination and management fees to related parties | | | 10,088 | | | | 49,261 | | | | 20,175 | | | | 94,732 | |
Service revenue | | | 1,521 | | | | 150 | | | | 11,858 | | | | 524 | |
Total operating revenue | | | 541,002 | | | | 585,380 | | | | 1,078,152 | | | | 1,013,581 | |
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Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Site rental | | | 215,441 | | | | 283,742 | | | | 437,477 | | | | 457,750 | |
Other site-related costs | | | 143,017 | | | | 199,057 | | | | 354,005 | | | | 293,099 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 1,199,293 | | | | 1,749,184 | | | | 2,926,315 | | | | 3,962,257 | |
Shared services from related parties | | | 68,625 | | | | 85,426 | | | | 135,127 | | | | 407,869 | |
Depreciation and accretion expense | | | 387,184 | | | | 247,167 | | | | 773,239 | | | | 491,833 | |
Gain of fixed assets to related parties | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (8,121 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | | 2,013,560 | | | | 2,564,576 | | | | 4,626,163 | | | | 5,604,687 | |
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Loss from operations | | | (1,472,558 | ) | | | (1,979,196 | ) | | | (3,548,011 | ) | | | (4,591,106 | ) |
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Other (expense)income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income from related parties | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest expense | | | (298,012 | ) | | | - | | | | (600,952 | ) | | | - | |
Interest expense from related parties | | | - | | | | (265,817 | ) | | | - | | | | (351,097 | ) |
Losses allocated to related party investors | | | 9,268 | | | | 547,109 | | | | 18,494 | | | | 1,585,585 | |
Total other (expense) income | | | (288,744 | ) | | | 281,292 | | | | (582,458 | ) | | | 1,234,488 | |
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Net loss | | | (1,761,302 | ) | | | (1,697,904 | ) | | | (4,130,469 | ) | | | (3,356,618 | ) |
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | | 338,354 | | | | - | | | | 912,838 | | | | - | |
Net loss attributable to CIG Wireless Corp. | | | (1,422,948 | ) | | | (1,697,904 | ) | | | (3,217,631 | ) | | | (3,356,618 | ) |
Preferred stock dividends | | | (56,287 | ) | | | - | | | | (90,893 | ) | | | - | |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | | $ | (1,479,235 | ) | | $ | (1,697,904 | ) | | $ | (3,308,524 | ) | | $ | (3,356,618 | ) |
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Net loss per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | | | 21,750,261 | | | | 19,952,439 | | | | 21,320,235 | | | | 19,859,525 | |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Revenues
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, total revenue was approximately $0.5 million, which was approximately consistent with the same period of the prior year. Our business strategy continues to focus on building our portfolio of communication towers and expanding our presence geographically across the country.
Site-Related Costs
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, site-related costs were approximately $0.4 million, which was a decrease of $0.1 million from $0.5 million in the same period in the previous year. The slight decrease in site-related costs is related to negotiating certain site related costs such as maintenance and property taxes.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, general and administrative expenses totaled $1.2 million which was a decrease of approximately $0.5 million as compared to the same period in the previous year. The decline is mainly related to the decrease in stock-based compensation from $0.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012 to $0.1 million in the same period of 2013.
Shared Services from Related Parties
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, shared services from related parties was $69 thousand compared to $85 thousand for the same period in the previous year. The decrease is the result of acquiring the equipment and furniture that was shared with the related parties in the previous year. Shares services for the three periods ended June 30, 2013 mainly consist of office rent of our corporate offices.
Depreciation and Accretion Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, depreciation and accretion expense totaled $0.4 million, which was an increase of $0.2 million from the expense of $0.2 million in the same period of the prior year. The increase is mainly related to the depreciation related to the acquisition of nineteen communication towers in September 2012.
Interest Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, interest expense totaled $0.3 million, and included interest incurred on our indebtedness in addition to amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs. Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was approximately $0.3 million and was related to certain indebtedness to related party. Interest expense incurred in the current year is related to interest on our outstanding balance under the Credit Facility entered into in September 2012.
Losses Allocated to Related Party Investors
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, we allocated $9 thousand of losses to the related party investors compared to $0.5 million in the same period of the previous year. The losses recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2013 were related to one related party investor (ITP7) who did not convert its debt during the restructuring that was completed on June 30, 2012 and amended on December 31, 2012. The five remaining related party investors converted their debt into class A interests in our subsidiary, CIG, LLC on June 30, 2012. The losses allocated to related party investors for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was related to all of six investors that entered originally into Atypical silent partnership agreements with our company.
Losses Allocated to Non-Controlling Interest
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded approximately $0.3 million in losses attributable to the non-controlling interest. The non-controlling interest is related to the class A interests that our related party investors received in connection with the restructuring completed on June 30, 2012 and amended on December 31, 2012.
Net Loss
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, net loss was $1.8 million as compared to a net loss of $1.7 million in the previous year. The change was the result of the decrease in the losses allocated to related party investors and the expenses incurred in connection with establishing the foundation of our business and operations partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 as Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Revenues
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, total revenue was approximately $1.0 million, which was an increase of $0.1 million as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the growth in rent revenue resulting from the addition of new tenants on existing communication towers or in connection with towers developed and built between the two periods in addition to the tenant lease agreements acquired through the Towers of Texas acquisition completed in September 2012. Our business strategy continues to focus on building our portfolio of communication towers and expanding our presence geographically across the country.
Site-Related Costs
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, site-related costs were approximately $0.8 million, with a slight increase of $41 thousand as compared to the same period in the previous year. The increase in the site-related costs is consistent with the increase in rent revenues between the two periods. In addition, acquiring and constructing new towers result in incurring additional ground rent costs and other site-related costs such as insurance, property taxes and utilities.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, general and administrative expenses totaled $2.9 million which was a decrease of approximately $1.1 million as compared to $4.0 million in the same period in the previous year. The decline is related to the decrease in stock-based compensation from $1.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $0.4 million in the same period of 2013.
Shared Services from Related Parties
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, shared services from related parties totaled $0.1 million, compared to $0.4 million in the same period of the previous year. The decrease is the result of acquiring the equipment and furniture that was shared with the related parties in the previous year. Shared services for the current quarter mainly consist of office rent.
Depreciation and Accretion Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, depreciation and accretion expense totaled $0.8 million, which was an increase of $0.3 million from the expense of $0.5 million in the same period of the prior year. The increase is mainly related to the depreciation related to the acquisition of nineteen communication towers in September 2012.
Interest Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, interest expense totaled $0.6 million, and included interest incurred on our indebtedness in addition to amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was approximately $0.4 million and was related to certain indebtedness to related party. Interest expense incurred in the current year is related to interest on our outstanding balance under the Credit Facility entered into in September 2012.
Losses Allocated to Related Party Investors
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, we allocated $18 thousand of losses to the related party investors compared to $1.6 million in the same period of the previous year. The losses recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2013 were related to one related party investor (ITP7) who did not convert its debt during the restructuring that was completed on June 30, 2012 and amended on December 31, 2012. The five remaining related party investors converted their debt into class A interests in our subsidiary, CIG, LLC on June 30, 2012. The losses allocated to related party investors for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was related to all of six investors that entered originally into Atypical silent partnership agreements with our company.
Losses Allocated to Non-Controlling Interest
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded approximately $0.9 million in losses attributable to the non-controlling interest. The non-controlling interest is related to the class A interests that our related party investors received in connection with the restructuring completed on June 30, 2012 and amended on December 31, 2012.
Net Loss
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net loss was $4.1 million as compared to a net loss of $3.4 million in the previous year. The change was the result of the decrease in the losses allocated to related party investors and the expenses incurred in connection with establishing the foundation of our business and operations partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense and a decrease in shared services charges.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table represents our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
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Net cash used in operating activities | | $ | (2,083,129 | ) | | $ | (3,170,619 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (1,946,951 | ) | | | (790,089 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 3,312,540 | | | | 3,423,167 | |
Net decrease in cash | | | (717,540 | ) | | | (537,541 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period | | | 2,356,769 | | | | 1,587,127 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period | | $ | 1,639,229 | | | $ | 1,049,586 | |
As of June 30, 2013, the balance of our cash and cash equivalents was $1.6 million compared to $2.4 million as of December 31, 2012 and $1.0 million as of June 30, 2012. We believe that the balance at June 30, 2013 along with available funds under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements to operate our business over the next twelve months. However, this balance is not sufficient enough to provide the funds required to grow our business and execute on our plan for acquiring and building new communication towers. Our plan is to use the funds available through the Credit Facility and raise capital to support our business plan. However, there is no certainty that we will be successful at raising capital, nor is there certainty around the amount of funds that may be raised. In addition, the success of our efforts will be subject to the performance of the market and investor sentiment regarding the macro and micro conditions under which we operate including stock market volatility.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our net cash used in operating activities was $2.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $3.2 million in the same period of the previous year. Cash flows used in operating activities mainly consist of major expenditures related to the operations of our business in addition to accounting, advisory and legal costs incurred with the establishment of our business and corporate structure. These costs have decreased in the current year compared to the prior year.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Our cash used in investing activities was $1.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and mainly consists of payments to acquire six communication towers from PTA, FLA, Inc. (Cleartalk) of $1.6 million in addition to transaction costs of $0.1 million. We also acquired certain equipment and furniture in the amount of approximately $0.2 million.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net cash used in investing activities was $0.8 million, consisting of payments for the development and construction of our towers.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Our net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $3.3 million mainly consisting of net proceeds of $2.6 million obtained through the sale and issuance of 1,026,115 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and proceeds of $1.4 million obtained through the sale and issuance of 761,125 shares of the Company’s common stock in addition to advances from related parties of $0.1 million partially offset by payments of $0.4 million on notes payable to related parties and settlement of deferred financing costs of $0.2 million. In addition, we settled during the second quarter 2013 a loan outstanding to CRG Finance AG in the amount of $35 thousand. In connection with the conversion of loans outstanding to ENEX noted under non-cash investing and financing activities below, we paid $73 thousand in equity issuance costs during the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $3.4 million consisting of proceeds of $1.5 million obtained through advances from related parties and $1.7 million obtained through a convertible note payable to related party partially offset by $0.2 million distributions to related party investors. In addition, we sold 232,450 shares of common stock for $0.4 million, net of equity issuance costs.
Non-Cash Investing and Financing activities
The following table represents our non-cash investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
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Noncash investing and financing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Asset retirement obligation | | $ | 62,524 | | | $ | 62,524 | |
Debt discounts due to beneficial conversion features | | | - | | | | 336,667 | |
Conversion of long-term subordinated obligations to non-controlling interest | | | - | | | | 9,993,447 | |
Conversion of long-term subordinated obligations to notes payable | | | - | | | | 1,300,250 | |
Related party receivable used to pay related party convertible note | | | 100,000 | | | | - | |
Common stock issued for conversion of related party convertible note payable | | | 700,000 | | | | 1,950,000 | |
Common stock issued for accrued interest on related party convertible note payable | | | 27,133 | | | | 30,678 | |
Common stock issued for conversion of accounts payable | | | - | | | | 241,935 | |
Common stock issued as payment of equity issuance costs | | | 3,000 | | | | - | |
Accrued dividends on preferred stock | | | 90,893 | | | | - | |
In connection with the six communication towers acquired from PTA, FLA, Inc. (Cleartalk), we recorded a liability of $62 thousand as an asset retirement obligation.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we applied a $100,000 receivable balance due from ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) to the convertible notes outstanding that were due to ENEX. As a result, the outstanding principal balance of the notes was $700,000 as of March 31, 2013. On April 30, 2013, the conversion price related to these notes was modified from $3.0 per share to $2.0 per share. Simultaneously, the outstanding balance of the notes of $700,000 and the related accrued and unpaid interest of $27,133 was converted into 363,567 shares of our common stock.
In connection with the common stock issued for cash in the first quarter of 2013, we issued in the second quarter 1,500 shares of common stock for equity issuance costs.
In connection with the terms of the Series B 2012 preferred stock, the Board declared a dividend payment of $91 thousand to its investors for the period of January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013. As such, we recorded an accrual in our consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. The dividend payment was paid in July 2013.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we established an asset retirement obligation of $62 thousand in connection withthe towers that were capitalized during the period.
In connection with the conversion of the long-term subordinated obligations due to the following related party investors, Compartment IT2, LP, Compartment IT5, LP and Compartment IT9, LP, we issued respectively three notes payable to these investors in the amount of $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million maturing each on January 31, 2014, as amended. In addition, $10.0 million of the long-term subordinated obligations due to these related party investors were converted into three preferred Class A Membership Interests: Class A-IT2, Class A-IT5 and Class A-IT9.The notes are unsecured, payable in installments through a repayment schedule until maturity and bear interest at 4% per annum.
During the period from December 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, we borrowed various loans from ENEX in the amount of $2.7 million at an annual interest of 4%, $1.7 million of which was convertible into common stock at $3.00 per share. The loans were due thirty days upon demand and were secured by our assets. In connection with the convertible loans, we recorded debt discounts of $0.3 million due to beneficial conversion features. On June 27, 2012, approximately $2.0 million of these loans along with the related accrued and unpaid interest were converted into 660,226 shares of common stock.
In addition, $0.2 million of accounts payable balances due to CRG Finance were converted into 80,645 shares of common stock.
Credit Facility
On September 7, 2012, our company, through our subsidiary CIG Comp Tower, LLC (“Comp Tower”, or the “Borrower”), closed a new multi-draw term loan credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”). The Credit Facility may be drawn upon by the Borrower, as guaranteed by our subsidiary CIG Properties, LLC (the “Guarantor”). Macquarie is serving as the administrative agent, collateral agent and the initial issuing lender under the Credit Facility. The Credit Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012, was made by and among the Borrower, the lenders who are from time-to-time party thereto, and Macquarie (the “Credit Agreement”); the Security Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2012, by and among the Borrower and the Guarantor, and Macquarie (the “Security Agreement”), and the Guaranty, dated as of September 7, 2012, by the Guarantor in favor of Macquarie (the “Guaranty”). The maturity date for repayment of all draws on the Credit Facility is September 6, 2017. Comp Tower is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIG Properties. The obligations of Comp Tower and CIG Properties are secured by first priority pledges of all of the equity interests of Comp Tower and first priority security interests in all tangible and intangible assets of Comp Tower and CIG Properties. This multi-draw term loan credit facility may be expanded up to $150 million.
The Credit Facility does not amortize during its term and the entire outstanding balance including any accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable on the maturity date. Comp Tower has the option to designate the reference rate of interest for each specific borrowing under the Credit Facility as amounts are advanced. Borrowings under the Credit Facility can be drawn either as Adjusted Base Advances subject to Adjusted Base Rate interest plus a margin of 6.25%; or as Adjusted Eurodollar Advances subject to Eurodollar Rate interest plus a margin of 7.25%. The Credit Facility obligations of the Borrower include payments of commitment fees of 2%, administrative agent fees, early termination fees and underutilization fees. The interest and commitment fee is paid around the 15th of each month.
We have the option to repay all the draws on the Credit Facility together with all accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, the Credit Facility contains yield protection provisions customary for facilities of this type, protecting the lenders in the event of breakage losses or changes in reserve or capital adequacy requirements applicable to the lenders.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the administrative agent has certain rights of first refusal to provide financing on all tower acquisitions proposed by us or our subsidiaries. If the administrative agent declines to provide such financing for any reason, we or our subsidiaries other than the CIG Properties or its subsidiaries may obtain third party financing to purchase such tower assets.
The Credit Facility Agreement contains conventional representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, and financial compliance covenants customary for transactions of this type. Events of default include failure to pay interest on any loan under the Credit Facility, any material violation of any representation or warranty under the Credit Agreement, failure to observe or perform certain covenants under the Credit Agreement, a change in control of the Borrower, default under any other material indebtedness of the Borrower, bankruptcy and similar proceedings and failure to pay disbursements from advances issued under the Credit Facility, as well as other customary default provisions. Upon an event of default, the applicable interest rate increases by 2% under the Credit Facility and the lenders have the right to accelerate payments under the Credit Facility, or call all obligations due under certain circumstances. We expect to satisfy our cash requirements for working capital, acquisitions and construction of new towers through equity financing and funds available through the Credit Facility.
As of June 30, 2013, we had an outstanding balance of $10.0 million under the credit facility and the associated unamortized balance of the discounts was $0.7 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we borrowed an additional $10.0 million to fund acquisitions and increased the commitments under the Credit Facility from $15.0 million to $25.0 million.
Atypical Silent Partnership Agreements
Between November 2009 and February 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CIG LLC, entered into six Atypical Silent Partnership Agreements with the following related party limited partnership investors:
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Investor Name | |
InfraTrust Fuenf GmbH u. Co. KG (IT5) | |
Infrastructure Asset Pool, LLLP (ITAP) | |
InfraTrust Zwei GmbH u. Co. KG (IT2) | |
InfraTrust Premium Sieben GmbH & Co. KG (ITP7) | |
InfraTrust Premium Neun GmbH & Co. KG (ITP9) | |
Diana Damme (Damme) | |
Pursuant to these agreements, the related party investors made contributions to the Company for acquisition of tower assets which required segregation on the books by investment group. The obligations, net of any distribution received by the investors, were classified as long-term subordinated obligations in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company. On June 30, 2012, the Company restructured five of these agreements and amended the restructuring on December 31, 2012.
As a result of the restructuring, as amended, the related-party investors received three preferred Class A Membership Interests: Class A-IT2, Class A-IT5 and Class A-IT9, in CIG, LLC. The Class A Membership Interests for ITAP and Damme have been accounted for under Class A- IT2 and Class A-IT9, respectively. The fair value of the Class A interests is presented under non-controlling interest in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
The Atypical Silent Partnership Agreement with ITP7 expires on September 30, 2015. On such date, the investor may elect termination of the arrangement and the Company must then make distributions.Management fees, origination fees and interest charged to ITP7 and third-party consulting and other revenue received by the Company not related to the tower ownership or operations are segregated as Company revenue with minimal or no offset by Company overhead expenses.
| | Interests | |
Investor Name | | Related Party | | | Company | |
InfraTrust Premium Sieben GmbH & Co. KG (ITP7) | | | 70 | % | | | 30 | % |
Except for the termination date, the Company has sole discretion on whether to pay any proceeds from operations or tower sales to the investor.
Profits are allocated to the related party investor until they obtain designated rates of return of between 8 – 20%. Once the rates of return are obtained by the related party investors, subsequent profits are allocated based upon ownership. Losses are 100% allocated to the investors until there is a net profit.
The remaining Atypical Silent Partnership Agreement between the Company andITP7 was still in effect until June 5, 2013.On June 5, 2013, CIG, LLC notified ITP7 that it was terminating the Partnership pursuant to terms set forth in the ITP7 Partnership Agreement and as permitted by the laws of Germany, which governing law applied to the ITP7 Partnership Agreement. The Company plans to liquidate the assets of the Partnership and disburse the proceeds to ITP7 in accordance with the procedures for winding up and distribution of assets of the Partnership as set forth in the ITP7 Partnership Agreement.
In connection with the ITP7 Partnership Agreement, a liability in the amount of $0.7 million related to ITP7 exists in the consolidated financial statements of the Company under long-term subordinated obligations. The liability is the net of all the contributions from the German fund ITP7 less any distributions and losses attributable to operations of the Fergus Falls tower, which is the sole asset of the Partnership. The Company has offered to purchase the tower from the Partnership for $450,000 based on the current estimated value of the tower. The limited partners of the Partnership have refused the offer. The Company is currently assessing its available options for liquidating the tower, through auction or otherwise, and distributing the proceeds thereof to the limited partners of the Partnership.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, there were no contributions made by ITP7 and distributions totaled $7,472.
Series B Preferred Stock
On July 25, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock from our authorized preferred stock. On August 14, 2012, the Certificate of Designations was filed with the State of Nevada regarding the rights and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible to Common Stock at the stated value conversion price of$3.00 per share. TheSeries B Preferred Stock has a dividend payable at the rate of6% per annum and may be redeemed at our sole discretion at any time after the third anniversary of the date of issuance if the Series B Preferred Stock has not been converted to Common Stock as of such date. The Series B Preferred Stock automatically converts into Common Stock upon the closing of an underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock having a total gross offering value of not less than $40 million. All Series B Preferred Stock will vote together with Common Stock except with respect to any matters pertaining only to the Series B Preferred Stock as to which the Series B Preferred Stock will vote as a separate class. Up to 1,700,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are authorized for issuance by us at a purchase price of $3.00 per share. 1,652,830 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock were issued as of June 30, 2013. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we issued an additional 27,662 shares of preferred stock and we will not issue additional shares of the Series B preferred stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we issued 1,026,115 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $2.6 million in proceeds, net of equity issuance costs.
New Issuance of Common Stock
During the first quarter 2013, we issued 761,125 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share and received $1.4 million in proceeds, net of equity issuance costs.
On April 30, 2013, we had outstanding notes payable with ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) in the amount of $700,000 convertible at a conversion price of $3.00 per share. On April 30, 2013, we entered into an amendment to modify the conversion price from $3.00 per share to $2.00 per share. Simultaneously, the amount of the notes and the related accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $27 thousand was converted into 363,567 shares of our common stock.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we issued 1,500 shares of our common stock as payment of equity issuance costs.
We expect to raise additional equity capital during the foreseeable future through the private placement of Common Stock and other securities in non-public private securities offerings and issuances pursuant to one or more exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For that purpose, we have engaged financial advisors to provide us with capital markets and investment banking services related to our capital raising efforts in the form of public or private placements.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2013, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
We are a smaller reporting company; as a result, we are not required to report quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk as required by item 305 of Regulation S-K.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC’s rules and forms and include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and our management necessarily applied its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2013 due to the existence of material weaknesses in the design and effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures discussed below.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that the following material weakness existed in our design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures:
| 1. | As of June 30, 2013, the Company did not maintain effective entity-level controls related to financial reporting. Specifically, the Company has not developed and effectively communicated to its employees a formalized accounting policies and procedures manual which could result in inconsistent practices. |
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as set forth below, there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting:
During the second quarter, 2013, the Company implemented a new accounting and financial reporting software which remediated the material weakness that existed in the first quarter of 2013 related to IT controls around access to its accounting systems.
During the second quarter 2013, the Company added new staff and implemented new processes to maintain adequate controls related to the segregation of duties associated with processing payments, financial reporting and payroll. The Company believes that implementing the new procedures remediated the material weakness that existed in the first quarter of 2013 related to segregation of duties.
| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
We are not subject to any material pending legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any material threatened claims against us.
For a discussion of risk factors regarding our company, see “Item 1A. – Risk Factors” in our Transition Report and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2012. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the above mentioned report.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS. |
On April 30, 2013, we had outstanding notes payable with ENEX Group Management SA (“ENEX”) in the amount of $700,000 convertible at a conversion price of $3.00 per share. On April 30, 2013, we entered into an amendment to modify the conversion price from $3.00 per share to $2.00 per share. Simultaneously, the amount of the notes and the related accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $27 thousand was converted into 363,567 shares of our common stock. This stock issuance was undertaken by our Company in reliance upon the exemptions from securities registration provided by Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
During the second quarter 2013, we issued 653,251 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a stated price of $3.00 per shares and received $1.7 million in proceeds, net of equity issuance costs. The aforementioned equity issuance transactions were undertaken by our Company in reliance upon the exemptions from securities registration provided by Regulation S and Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. |
Not Applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
None
The following documents are included herein:
Exhibits Index |
Exhibit No. | | Description of Document | | Registrant's Form | | Filing Date | | Exhibit Number | | Filed Herewith |
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Exhibit 10.52 | | Executive Employment Agreement, by and among the Company and Michael Hofe, dated as of May 3, 2013. | | | | | | | | X |
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Exhibit 10.53 | | Executive Employment Agreement, by and among the Company and B. Eric Sivertsen, dated as of May 3, 2013. | | | | | | | | X |
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Exhibit 31.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | | | | | | | | X |
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Exhibit 31.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | | | | | | | | X |
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Exhibit 32.1 | | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | | | | | | | | X * |
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Exhibit 32.2 | | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | | | | | | | | X * |
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101.INS | | XBRL Instance Document | | | | | | | | X ** |
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101.SCH | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | | | | | | | | X ** |
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101.CAL | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | | | | | | | | X ** |
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101.DEF | | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase | | | | | | | | X ** |
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101.LAB | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension label Linkbase | | | | | | | | X ** |
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101.PRE | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | | | | | | | | X ** |
| * | This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| ** | These exhibits are furnished to the SEC as accompanying documents and are not to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or otherwise subject to the liabilities of these Sections nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CIG WIRELESS CORP. | |
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| By: | /s/ Paul McGinn | |
| | Name: | Paul McGinn | |
| | Title: | President, Principal Executive Officer and Director | |
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| By: | /s/ Romain Gay-Crosier | |
| | Name: | Romain Gay-Crosier | |
| | Title: | Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Dated: August 14, 2013