UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 2 FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ||
Vufusion, Inc. | ||
(Name of small business issuer in its charter) | ||
Texas | 7374, 7999, 7319, 8732, 7389 | 26-2990458 |
(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5709 Carrington Court, Richardson, Texas 75082, (972) 865-2173 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) | ||
Kyle Ferguson, Esq. Pearce Ferguson & Davis 2805 Dallas Parkway, Suite 230 Plano, Texas 75093 Telephone (972) 378-9111 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) | ||
Copies to: | ||
Robert A. Forrester, Esq. | ||
Law Offices of Robert A. Forrester 1215 Executive Dr. West, Suite 102 Richardson, Texas 75081 Telephone: (972) 437-9898 Facsimile No. (972) 480-8406 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act Registration Statement number of the earlier effective Registration Statement for the same offering.
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If this Form is filed to register securities for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, please check the following box. [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filed or a smaller reporting company.
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Non-accelerated filer [ ] | Smaller reporting company [X] |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed | ||||
Amount to | Proposed | Maximum | ||
Title of Each Class | be | Maximum | Aggregate | Amount of |
of Securities to be | Registered | Offering Price | Offering Price | Registration |
Registered | (1) | per Share ($) | ($)(2) | Fee($) |
Shares of Common | ||||
Stock, par value | 5,000,000 | $.50 (2) | $2,500,000 | $98.27 |
$0.01 | ||||
Shares of Common | ||||
Stock, par value | 1,050,000 | $.50 (3) | $525,000 | $20.64 |
$0.01 | ||||
Total Fee Due | $3,025,000 | $118.91 | ||
1 | Of the 5,000,000 shares registered pursuant to this registration statement, 5,000,000 shares are being offered by a direct offering, and 1,050,000 shares are offered by the selling shareholders. |
2 | Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 of the Securities Act, based upon the fixed price of the direct offering. |
3 | Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 of the Securities Act, based upon the fixed price of the direct offering. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted
Prospectus
Vufusion, Inc.
6,050,000 Shares of Common Stock
$.50 per share
5,000,000 Shares Offered By the Company
1,050,000 Shares Offered By Selling Shareholders
This is the initial public offering of Common stock of Vufusion, Inc. and no market exists for the securities being offered. Vufusion, Inc. (“Company”) is offering on a “self-underwritten” basis a minimum of 1,200,000 and a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.50 per share. The shares offered by the Company will be offered at a fixed price of $.50 per share for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of this prospectus. The shares are offered directly through our two officers and directors. No commission or other compensation related to the sale of the shares will be paid to our officers and directors. Our officers and directors will not register as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission in reliance on Rule 3a4-1 of the Securities Exchange Act. The intended methods of communication include, without limitation, telephone, and personal contact. For more information, see the section titled “Plan of Distribution” herein.
In addition Vufusion, Inc. intends to register an additional 1,050,000 common shares of its issued and outstanding shares. The Company will derive no financial benefit from the sales of these shares. The shares will be offered at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices.
The offering will end no later than [180 days from the date of this prospectus]. If we sell the maximum number of shares prior to [180 days from the date of this prospectus], the offering will end on or about the date that we sell the maximum number of shares. We may also end the offering any time after we sell the minimum number of shares and prior [180 days from the date of this prospectus]. If we have not sold the minimum number of shares prior to [180 days from the date of this prospectus] we will promptly return offering proceeds to investors. If we do not receive the total amount due to us for the minimum offering amount by [180 days from the date of this prospectus], we will terminate this offering and promptly return offering proceeds to investors. Proceeds from subscriptions for the shares will be deposited in a noninterest-bearing escrow account under a written escrow agreement. We will not release funds from the escrow account until specific conditions are satisfied.
Vufusion, Inc. has had limited operations. Any investment in the shares offered herein involves a high degree of risk. You should only purchase shares if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for Vufusion, Inc.’s common stock.
Number of Shares | Offering Price | Underwriting Discounts & Commissions | Proceeds to the Company | |||||||||
Per Share | 1 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.50 | |||||
Minimum | 1,200,000 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 600,000 | |||||
Maximum | 5,000,000 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 2,500,000 |
This investment involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase shares only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See the section titled “Risk Factors” herein.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Vufusion, Inc. may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Vufusion, Inc. does not plan to use this offering prospectus before the effective date.
Subject to Completion, Dated __________, 200__
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SUMMARY OF PROSPECTUS
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed business information, financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this prospectus. In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise denotes, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Vufusion” are to Vufusion, Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMPANY
On June 24, 2003, we organized as a Texas limited partnership named emicropay L.P. We became a limited liability partnership named Vufusion L.P. on June 6, 2007, and converted to a corporation named Vufusion, Inc. effective May 1, 2008. We have developed a set of software services that include payment, marketing, and advertising solutions for Internet and mobile phone content providers as well as businesses desiring effective marketing and advertising solutions aimed at Internet and mobile phone users.
Our software services provide extensive flexible payment for content, whether for Internet or mobile phone delivery, accounting and payment management services, consumer account services established through purchase of content or receipt of advertising, data mining services of the accounts, and targeted messaging to accounts. Anyone receiving content, whether advertising or other content will have complete personal anonymity, including financial information, but would provide, if they so chose, demo-geographic information.
Accordingly, we have developed for content providers cost effective marketing, advertising and payment methods for content directed to Internet and mobile phone users. For the consumer or subscriber to this content, we offer anonymity and privacy with variable pricing based upon the amount of advertising one desires and the potential for modest compensation for participation in marketing surveys.
With these systems in place, we have the ability to enable account holders to purchase a single newspaper article for 50 cents, download a single song for 30 cents or see football highlights for ten cents a minute. We also have the ability to provide this content without charge or reduced charge if the account holder accepts advertising with the content. Content providers will be able to offer aggregated content for one fee with us distributing the syndication fees to multiple providers.
We believe that our revenues will be derived principally from advertising and marketing solutions that we will provide to content developers and businesses that desire contact with consumers using our payment services. In addition to providing consumer data to a given content provider, an advertiser or marketer will be able to purchase information and know the location and demographics of the recipient of the advertising but not the personal identity of that individual.
With the software development in place and confirmation that there is market interest in these services, the purpose of this offering is to establish the financial resources to commence offering these services and thereby generate revenue. See “Use of Proceeds”.
Our principal offices are located at 5709 Carrington Court, Richardson, TX 75082 and our phone number is (972) 865-2173.
THE OFFERING
Following is a brief summary of this offering. Please see the Plan of Distribution section for a more detailed description of the terms of the offering.
Securities Being Offered: | 5,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, at a price of $.50 per share, and an additional 1,050,000 common shares held by 21 shareholders at a price of $.50 per share for which the Company will receive no financial benefit. |
Offering Price per Share: | $.50 |
Offering Period: | The shares are being offered for a period not to exceed 180 days. In the event we do not sell the minimum shares of 1,200,000 before the expiration date of the offering, all funds raised will be promptly returned to investors, without interest or deduction. |
Net Proceeds to Our Company: | $600,000 minimum, $2,500,000 maximum. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of the 1,050,000 common shares sold by our selling shareholders. |
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Use of Proceeds: | We intend to use the proceeds to commence offering our software solutions to Internet and mobile phone content providers and advertisers. |
Number of Shares Outstanding | |
Before the Offering: | 46,050,000 |
Number of Shares Outstanding | |
After the Offering: | 51,050,000 (Maximum); 47,250,000 (Minimum) |
Our officer, director, control person and/or affiliates do not intend to purchase any shares in this offering.
Risk Factors
An investment in these securities involves an exceptionally high degree of risk and is extremely speculative in nature. Following are what we believe are all of the material risks involved if you decide to purchase shares in this offering.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR COMPANY:
Because We Have Limited Operating History, it is Difficult to Evaluate Our Business.
The purchase of our securities is a purchase of an interest in a high risk or in a new or “start-up” venture with all the unforeseen costs, expenses, problems, and difficulties to which such ventures are subject. We have developed and deployed our technology, are now beginning our marketing effort, and have not had any revenues to date. Because of our lack of operating history, we are providing audited financial statements for the past two years of operations that reflect development costs and expenses accrued to date to build software systems and product offerings that are scalable for large organizations and digital product offerings. However, we have not generated revenues to date and we have no financial information that reflects operations of the company’s systems and product offerings upon operations can be evaluated. You should consider our prospects in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties we may encounter, including those frequently encountered by new companies. If we are unable to execute our plans and grow our business, either as a result of the risks identified in this section or for any other reason, this failure would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
The Need for Additional Financing and the Uncertainty About the Timing of the Receipt of Additional Funding May Inhibit Our Ability to Implement Our Growth and Business Plan.
We believe that we will need approximately $600,000 over the next twelve months to fund our marketing efforts and further development of our technology. If our initial raise is between $600,000-$1,365,000, it will not be sufficient for our growth beyond our initial period, and we will need to follow this offering with another. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise this amount or the total of $2,500,000 for operations and marketing requirements for the next twelve to eighteen months. Even if we achieve raising this amount, there can be no assurance that our planning is accurate, that our operations will generate sufficient cash in a timely manner, and that such funds will be sufficient for the purposes of our business.
The failure to generate sufficient cash flows or to raise sufficient funds may require the Company to delay or abandon some or all of its development and expansion plans or otherwise forego market opportunities and may make it difficult for the Company to respond to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We Depend on Keith Bottner and Barbara Haynes and the Loss of Either of Them Would Delay Our Development or Threaten Our Ability to Implement Our Business Plan.
Our future performance depends in significant part upon the continued service of our Chief Executive Officer, Keith Bottner, and our Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Barbara Haynes. The loss of their services could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The Company does not presently maintain key man life insurance on Mr. Bottner or Ms. Haynes, but may obtain such insurance at the discretion of its board of directors for such term as it may deem suitable or desirable.
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Our future success also depends on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical, sales and managerial personnel. The Company has received letters of commitment from seven key employees that have proven expertise in software development, quality assurance, customer care and marketing for network software solutions. Although the Company feels that we have established a sufficient pool of talent that has committed to enter into employment agreements, we also recognize the fact that competition for such personnel can be intense, and there can be no assurance that we can continue to attract, assimilate or retain highly qualified technical, sales and managerial personnel for favorable compensations in the future.
Technological Change Could Render Our Technology Obsolete.
Internet technology, particularly as it affects wireless communications, including short messaging text and advertising, is characterized by rapidly changing technology, systems, and processes. The same rapidly changing technology, systems and processes apply to payment and advertising mechanisms on the Internet. These changes are marked by evolving industry standards, frequent new product and service announcements, introductions and enhancements, and changing customer demands. Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies, our ability to adapt its solutions to meet evolving industry standards and our ability to improve the performance, features and reliability of our solutions. The failure of the Company to adapt successfully to such changes in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Company will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful implementation of solutions, or that any new solutions or enhancements to existing solutions will adequately meet the requirements of its current and prospective customers and achieve any degree of significant market acceptance. If the Company is unable, for technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new solutions or enhancements to existing solutions in a timely manner or in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, or if its solutions or enhancements do not achieve a significant degree of market acceptance, the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
We May not be Able to Manage Successfully the Growth of Our Company Resulting in Possible Failure or Flawed Implementation of our Business Plan.
While we believe that our technologies can be readily scaled to accommodate large or very large operations, we cannot be certain of that belief until such scaling occurs. In addition, significant growth will require more than technological capabilities, capabilities such as its operating and financial procedures and controls, replacing or upgrading our operational, financial and management information systems and attracting, training, motivating, managing and retaining key employees. If the Company's executives are unable to manage growth effectively, the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Computer Technology and the Mobile Internet is a New Dynamic and Governments May Regulate or Tax our Activities in Unexpected Way Forcing Modification of Our Business Plan or Threatening its Successful Implementation.
Any new legislation or regulation, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to the Company's business could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
We Compete with Several Well Established Enterprises and Risk that They or Others May Bring Those Resources to Compete With Us in a Manner that we May not be Able to Meet.
We provide a set of alternative billing mechanisms and solutions to providers of entertainment and information for the Internet and mobile networks. Our customers will use credit card vendors such as Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express to establish prepaid accounts that may be accessed via the Internet or via mobile phone. There are entities whose payment services are tailored for Internet transactions and wireless carriers which are able to bill clients for services purchased through the mobile network; however, the existing service providers do not provide cross-platform payment services for the Internet and mobile networks designed specifically to accommodate next generation forms of cross-platform games and entertainment.
There is also a large variety and number of enterprises developing or implementing advertising mechanisms for the Internet and for delivery to portable devices including some of those named above. While those entity’s resources are substantial, smaller enterprises may have clever, easily implemented solutions that we have not anticipated but which may compete directly or in some manner against us.
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While we have confidence in our product development and plans, the competitive environment is dynamic and rigorous, and there can be no assurance that we will succeed, even partially, in marketing our solutions.
Check, Credit Card, and Other Fraud May Destroy our Operations.
Our software systems were designed from the inception to provide security to account holder’s financial information and identity and to protect against fraud. Our initial patent application, which was filed in 2003, specifically addresses those issues. Nonetheless, we anticipate that the liquidity and automation of any payment system will be confronted with attempts at fraudulent transactions and theft of identity, including ours.
We believe that many small enterprises have gone out of business because technically knowledgeable criminals have circumvented anti-fraud systems, and we are exposed to the same risk. We also have exposure to employees attempting to circumvent our protection mechanisms. If someone is able to circumvent our systems, we may be required to reimburse account holders for any funds stolen as a result of such breaches and content providers could also request reimbursement or stop using our services if they are affected by fraud or identity theft.
We have not implemented buyer protection plans for those that did not receive goods or subscriptions. Nonetheless, we have structured our system such that either non-delivery of data or goods or non-payment will be mitigated. We fully expect, however, that we will encounter both issues. Negative publicity and user sentiment generated as a result of fraudulent or deceptive conduct by users of our services could damage our reputation, reduce our ability to attract new users or retain our current users, and diminish the value of our brand names. We believe that negative user experiences are one of the primary reasons users stop using our services.
If we were found to be subject to or in violation of regulations governing banking, money transmission, money laundering or a regulatory regimen relating to delivery of content, we could be subject to liability and forced to change our business practices.
We are an independent sales organization for companies that sell products and services on the Internet and via mobile phone that require payment and advertising services to support sales to third parties. As such we provide payment services offered through Paymentech, a joint venture between JP Morgan Chase & Co and First Data Corporation, which provides merchant processing services in the United States and Canada on behalf of Visa USA and MasterCard International. As an independent sales organization we believe banking regulations, state regulations relating to money transmissions or electronic funds transfers are inapplicable. If we are in error regarding our conclusions, we could be required to change our business practices.
We will be subject to regulatory environments such as regulations relating to money laundering or prohibitions against delivery of illegal content such as gambling or “adult” entertainment. To the extent that these activities are legal, we could be contracting with such providers. With respect to money laundering, we will know the nature of each transaction, which we anticipate to be small, and do not anticipate that any content provider would be involved in money laundering. If we err regarding these matters, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Liability Claims.
The Company may face costly liability claims by consumers. Any claim of liability by a client, employee, consumer or other entity against us, regardless of merit, could be costly financially and could divert the attention of our management. It could also create negative publicity, which would harm our business. Although we maintain liability insurance, it may not be sufficient to cover a claim if one is made.
Our Company is Under the Control of two of Our Executives and Implementation of Our Business Plan Depends Upon Their Competence and Expertise.
The Company is currently controlled by two of its officers and directors. Three entities affiliated with Keith Bottner or Barbara Haynes currently own 90% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes will initially retain effective control over the Company’s operations, including the election of a majority of its board of directors, the issuance of additional shares of equity securities, and other matters of corporate governance Based upon the Company's current business plan, it is anticipated that Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes will continue to have effective but not ultimate control of the Company well into future. Additionally, the Company intends to add Board Members and Key Employees.
In addition, holders of our Series A Preferred Stock have votes equal to 110% of that of our Common Stock. See “Description of Securities – Preferred Voting”. Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes together own a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock, 53.2%. Consequently, Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes will be able to control the matters set forth above regardless of their ownership of Common Stock.
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No Assurance of Payment of Dividends.
Should the operations of the Company become profitable it is likely that the Company would retain much or all of its earnings in order to finance future growth and expansion. Therefore, the Company does not presently intend to pay dividends, and it is not likely that any dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OFFERING
You may not be able to sell your shares in Vufusion because there is no public market for Vufusion stock.
There is no public market for Vufusion common stock. Three entities affiliated with Keith Bottner or Barbara Haynes currently own 90%of the Vufusion issued and outstanding common stock. Therefore, the current and potential market for Vufusion common stock is limited. No market is available for investors in Vufusion common stock to sell their shares if the Company does not acquire listing status. Vufusion cannot guarantee that a meaningful trading market will develop.
If Vufusion stock ever becomes tradable, of which Vufusion cannot guarantee success, the trading price of Vufusion common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various events or factors, many of which are or will be beyond Vufusions control. In addition, the stock market may experience extreme price and volume fluctuations, which, without a direct relationship to the operating performance, may affect the market price of Vufusion stock.
Investors may have difficulty liquidating their investment because Vufusion’s stock will be subject to Penny Stock Regulation.
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker/dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. The rules, in part, require broker/dealers to provide penny stock investors with increased risk disclosure documents and make a special written determination that a penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These heightened disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the number of broker/dealers willing to make a market in Vufusion shares, thereby reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market that may develop for Vufusion shares. Consequently, customers in Vufusion securities may find it difficult to sell their securities, if at all.
Investors in this offering will bear a substantial risk of loss due to immediate and substantial dilution.
The principal shareholders of Vufusion, Keith Bottner and Barbara Haynes directly acquired 24,187,500 restricted shares of Vufusion common stock at a price per share of $0.01 for services. Upon the sale of the common stock offered hereby, the investors in this offering will experience an immediate and substantial “dilution.” Therefore, the investors in this offering will bear a substantial portion of the risk of loss. Additional sales of Vufusion common stock in the future could result in further dilution. Please refer to the section titled “Dilution” herein.
All of Vufusion’s issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as amended. When the restriction on these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of Vufusion common stock could be adversely affected.
All of the presently outstanding shares of common stock, aggregating 46,050,000 shares of common stock, are “restricted securities” as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Rule 144, as amended, is an exemption that generally provides that a person who has satisfied a one year holding period for such restricted securities may sell, within any three month period (provided Vufusion is current in its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act), subject to certain manner of resale provisions, an amount of restricted securities which does not exceed the greater of 1% of a company’s outstanding common stock or the average weekly trading volume in such securities during the four calendar weeks prior to such sale. Vufusion currently has one shareholder who owns 16,065,000 restricted shares or 36.25% of the aggregate shares of outstanding common stock. When these shares become unrestricted and available for sale, the sale of these shares by the individual, whether pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise, may have an immediate negative effect upon the price of Vufusion common stock in any market that might develop.
Vufusion is selling the shares offered in this prospectus without an underwriter and may not be able to sell any of the shares offered herein.
Keith Bottner and Barbara Haynes, Vufusion’s officers and directors, are offering the common shares on Vufusion’s behalf. There is no broker-dealer retained as an underwriter and no broker-dealer is under any obligation to purchase any common shares. There are no firm commitments to purchase any of the shares in this offering. Consequently, there is no guarantee that Vufusion is capable of selling all, or any, of the common shares offered hereby.
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Use Of Proceeds
The estimated net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the 5,000,000 shares, the maximum number of Common Stock offered hereby are estimated to be approximately $2,475,000 after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The estimated net proceeds to the Company from the sale of 1,200,000 shares, the minimum number of Common Stock offered hereby are estimated to be approximately $575,000. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to fund marketing and sales solutions it has developed, summarized as follows:
Minimum(1) | Maximum | |||||||
Gross Proceeds | $ | 600,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions | - | - | ||||||
Offering Expenses | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Net Proceeds | $ | 575,000 | $ | 2,475,000 |
(1) The Company will pay costs of issuance to the extent those costs exceed the amount set forth.
Use of net proceeds
Equipment | $ | 200,000 | $ | 215,000 | ||||
Software Licenses | 110,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
Working capital for marketing and support* | 235,000 | 1,530,000 | ||||||
Repayment of debt | 30,000 | 600,000 | ||||||
Total uses | $ | 575,000 | $ | 2,475,000 |
* We anticipate that our monthly expenditures will expand to approximately $100,000 within three to four months following the close of this offering. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Plan of Operation.
Determination Of Offering Price
The offering price of the common stock has been arbitrarily determined and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to the company’s assets, book value, historical earnings, or net worth. In determining the offering price, management considered such factors as the prospects, if any, for similar companies, anticipated results of operations, present financial resources and the likelihood of acceptance of this offering. Accordingly, the offering price should not be considered an indication of the actual value of our securities.
Dilution of the Price You Pay for Your Shares
Dilution represents the difference between the offering price and the net tangible book value per share immediately after completion of this offering. Net tangible book value is the amount that results from subtracting total liabilities and intangible assets from total assets. Dilution arises mainly as a result of our arbitrary determination of the offering price of the shares being offered. Dilution of the value of the shares you purchase is also the result of the lower book value of the shares held by our existing shareholders.
At September 30, 2008, the net tangible book value of the company was $(595,450) or $(0.01) per share. The net tangible book value of the Company is the aggregate amount of its tangible assets less its total liabilities. The net tangible book value per share represents the total tangible assets of the Company less total liabilities of the Company, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
After giving effect to the sale of 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock offered by the Company hereby, that is the minimum number of shares offered hereby, at an assumed initial public offering price per share of $0.50 and the application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom (after deducting estimated offering expenses of $25,000), the net tangible book value of the Company as of September 30, 2008, under the assumptions set forth above and after giving effect to the sale of minimum number of shares offered hereby, would increase from $(595,450) to $(20,450) or $(0.00) per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $0.01 per share to current shareholders, and an immediate dilution of $0.50 per share to new investors or 100%.
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After giving effect to the sale of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered by the Company hereby, that is the maximum number of shares offered hereby, at an assumed initial public offering price per share of $0.50 and the application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom (after deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated offering expenses), the net tangible book value of the Company as of September 30, 2008, under the assumptions set forth above and after giving effect to the sale of maximum number of shares offered hereby, would increase from $(595,450) to $1,879,550 or $0.04 per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $0.05 per share to current shareholders, and an immediate dilution of $0.45 per share to new investors or 90%.
The following table summarizes the per share dilution
Minimum | Maximum | |||||||
Public offering price per share | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
Net tangible book value per share before this offering | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Increase per share attributable to new investors | 0.01 | 0.05 | ||||||
Adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.04 | |||
Dilution per share to new investors | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.46 | ||||
Percentage dilution | 100 | % | 92 | % |
The following tables set forth for the maximum and minimum number of shares offered hereby as of September 30 , 2008, (i) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased from the Company, the total consideration paid to the Company and the average price per share paid by the current shareholders, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock included in the shares to be purchased from the Company and total consideration to be paid by new investors in this offering at an offering price of $0.50 per share.
Minimum Offering:
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | Per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Current shareholders | 46,050,000 | 97.46 | % | $ | 276,398 | 31.5 | % | $ | 0.01 | |||||||||||
New investors | 1,200,000 | 2.54 | % | 600,000 | 68.5 | % | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Total | 47,250,000 | 100.0 | % | $ | 876,398 | 100.0 | % | $ | 0.00 |
Maximum Offering:
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | Per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Current shareholders | 46,050,000 | 90.21 | % | $ | 276,398 | 0.0 | % | $ | 0.01 | |||||||||||
New investors | 5,000,000 | 9.79 | % | 2,500,000 | 90.0 | % | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Total | 51,050,000 | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,776,398 | 100.0 | % | $ | 0.02 |
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Dividend Policy
The Company does not anticipate paying dividends on the Common Stock at any time in the foreseeable future. The Company’s Board of Directors currently plans to retain earnings for the development and expansion of the Company’s business. See “Description of Securities – Series A Preferred Stock.” Any future determination as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company and will depend on a number of factors including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
The 21 selling shareholders are offering 1,050,000 shares of common stock already issued. The shares are included in the following table.
Except as otherwise noted, all of the above issuances were exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act.
The following table provides as of July 15, 2008 information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock held by each of the selling shareholders, including:
· | the number of shares owned by each prior to this offering; |
· | the total number of shares that are to be offered for each; |
· | the total number of shares that will be owned by each upon completion of the offering; assuming all shares are sold that are being registered; |
· | the percentage owned by each; and |
· | the identity of the beneficial holder of any entity that owns the shares. |
Name of Selling Shareholder | Shares Owned Prior to this Offering (1) | Percent (%) | Maximum Number of Shares Being Offered | Beneficial Ownership After the Offering | Percentage Owned Upon Completion of the Offering | |||||||||||||||
Robert A. Forrester | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Charles L. Bottner | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Helen A. Ratz | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Gavin Cox and Kathleen Cox | 50,000 | .11 | %. | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Wallace W. Lowrey IV | 50,000 | .11 | %. | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
David Halpin | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Edward Kent Dowden | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew S. Wheeler | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Cindy Watts | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Dan Bacus | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Susan McClure, Inc. | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
George J. Martin | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Lars Crotwell | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Robert M. Boyte | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Douglas P. Walbert | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mathew Forrester | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Joel Braby | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Carson G. Edmondson | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Hoolan | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Theodore Taylor | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Harry Myers | 50,000 | .11 | % | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 1,050,000 | 2.28 | % | 1,050,000 | 0 | 0 |
(1) | The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in accordance with the Rules of the Commission, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the selling stockholder has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the selling stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days. |
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The percentages in the table above are based on the 46,050,000 shares of common stock outstanding on July 15, 2008, and assume that all shares being registered in this Prospectus are sold by the selling shareholders.
Other than as described above and with respect to Robert A. Forrester, none of the selling shareholders or their beneficial owners has had a material relationship with us other than as a shareholder at any time within the past three years, or has ever been one of our officers or directors or an officer or director of our predecessors or affiliates. Robert A. Forrester has provided and provides legal services to us. See “Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.”
None of the selling shareholders are NASD registered broker-dealers or affiliates of NASD registered broker-dealers.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
OFFERING WILL BE SOLD BY OUR OFFICER AND DIRECTOR
This is a self-underwritten offering. This Prospectus is part of a Prospectus that permits our officer and directors to sell the Shares directly to the public, with no commission or other remuneration payable to him for any Shares that are sold by him. There are no plans or arrangements to enter into any contracts or agreements to sell the Shares with a broker or dealer. Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes, our officers and directors, will sell the Shares and intend to offer them to friends, family members and business acquaintances. In offering the securities on our behalf, they will rely on the safe harbor from broker dealer registration set out in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Rule 3a4-1 sets forth those conditions under which a person associated with an Issuer may participate in the offering of the Issuer’s securities and not be deemed to be a broker-dealer. Those conditions are as follows:
a. Our officers and directors are not subject to a statutory disqualification, as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(39) of the Act, at the time of their participation; and
b. Our officers and directors will not be compensated in connection with their participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on transactions in securities; and
c. Our officers and directors are not, nor will they be at the time of their participation in the offering, an associated person of a broker-dealer; and
d. Our officers and directors meet the conditions of paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act, in that they (A) primarily perform, or intend primarily to perform at the end of the offering, substantial duties for or on behalf of our company, other than in connection with transactions in securities; and (B) are not a broker or dealer, or been associated person of a broker or dealer, within the preceding twelve months; and (C) have not participated in selling and offering securities for any Issuer more than once every twelve months other than in reliance on Paragraphs (a)(4)(i) and (a)(4)(iii).
Our officers, directors, control persons and affiliates of same do not intend to purchase any shares in this offering.
TERMS OF THE OFFERING
The shares will be sold at the fixed price of $.50 per share until the completion of this offering. There is a minimum amount of subscription required per investor, and subscriptions, once received, are only irrevocable if the minimum amount of 1,200,000 common shares are not sold.
This offering will commence on the date of this prospectus and continue for a period not to exceed 180 days (the “Expiration Date”).
Sales by Selling Shareholders
In addition to our offering of 5,000,000 shares at a fixed price of $.50 per share through the direct offering, the selling shareholders also intend to sell up to 1,050,000 common shares at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices.
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The selling shareholders may sell some or all of their common stock in one or more transactions, including block transactions:
· | on such public markets as the common stock may be trading; |
· | in privately negotiated transactions; or |
· | in any combination of these methods of distribution. |
The sales price to the public may be:
· | the market price prevailing at the time of sale; |
· | a price related to such prevailing market price; or |
· | such other price as the selling shareholders determine. |
· | $.50 till there is a public market |
We are bearing all costs relating to the registration of the common stock. The selling shareholders, however, will pay any commissions or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the common stock.
The selling shareholders must comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in the offer and sale of the common stock. In particular, during such times as the selling shareholders may be deemed to be engaged in a distribution of the common stock, and therefore be considered to be an underwriter, they must comply with applicable laws and may, among other things:
· | not engage in any stabilization activities in connection with our common stock; |
· | furnish each broker or dealer through which common stock may be offered, such copies of this Prospectus, as amended from time to time, as may be required by such broker or dealer; and |
· | not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities other than as permitted under the Exchange Act. |
None of the selling shareholders will engage in any electronic offer, sale or distribution of the shares. Further, neither we nor any of the selling shareholders have any arrangements with a third party to host or access our Prospectus on the Internet.
The selling shareholders and any underwriters, dealers or agents that participate in the distribution of our common stock may be deemed to be underwriters, and any commissions or concessions received by any such underwriters, dealers or agents may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Shares may be sold from time to time by the selling shareholders in one or more transactions at a fixed offering price, which may be changed, or at any varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. We may indemnify any underwriter against specific civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
DEPOSIT OF OFFERING PROCEEDS
We will not be able to spend any of the proceeds unless and until the minimum of 1,200,000 common shares are sold and all proceeds from such sale are received. We intend to hold all monies collected for subscriptions in a separate bank account until the total amount of $600,000 has been received. At that time, the funds will be transferred to our business account for use in the implementation of our business plans. In the event the minimum offering is not sold out prior to the Expiration Date, all monies will be returned to investors, without interest or deduction.
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PROCEDURES FOR AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSCRIBING
If you decide to subscribe for any shares in this offering, you will be required to execute a Subscription Agreement and tender it, together with a check or certified funds to us. Subscriptions, once received by the company, are irrevocable unless the minimum offering of 1,200,000 common shares are not sold. All checks for subscriptions should be made payable to Vufusion, Inc.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
Our authorized Common Stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share. The holders of our common stock (i) have equal rights to dividends from funds legally available therefore, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors; (ii) are entitled to share in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; (iii) do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights; and (iv) are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote.
PREFERRED VOTING
We have 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share authorized of which are designated “Series A Preferred Stock” and are issued and outstanding. We would have to amend our Articles of Incorporation to authorize additional shares of Preferred Stock.
Our Series A Preferred Stock does not participate in dividends or have the right to receive any assets upon liquidation of the Corporation. The Series A Preferred Stock can be converted into Common Stock but the holder of Series A Preferred Stock will receive upon conversion one share of Common Stock for each 10,000 shares of Preferred Stock held.
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, however, have voting control of the Company. The total number of votes to which the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled is equal to 110% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding with a given holder of Series A Preferred Stock having his pro rata share of those votes. See “Principal Shareholders”.
The effect of the voting provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock would be that without regard to the number of shares of Common issued and outstanding, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock would control the Company, thus delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control. Similarly, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock could, by acting as a group, determine whether any tender offer, merger, reorganization, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of our assets or liquidation would be approved.
The provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock provide, however, that any transfer of the Series A Preferred Stock other than for estate planning purposes automatically converts the Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock.
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None of the below described experts or counsel have been hired on a contingent basis and none of them will receive a direct or indirect interest in the Company.
Our audited financial statement for the period from 2005 to 2007 included in this prospectus has been audited by Killman, Murrell & Company P.C. We include the financial statements in reliance on their report, given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. The reviewed financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, prepared by the company are also included in this prospectus.
The Law Offices of Robert A. Forrester, Esq. 1215 Executive Dr. West Suite 102, Richardson, Texas 75081, has passed upon the validity of the shares being offered and certain other legal matters and is representing us in connection with this offering. Mr. Forrester owns 50,000 shares of the Company’s stock all of which are to be offered for resale pursuant to this registration statement.
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS
General Information
On June 24, 2003, we organized as a Texas limited partnership named emicropay L.P. We became a limited liability partnership named Vufusion L.P. on June 6, 2007, and converted to a corporation named Vufusion, Inc. effective May 1, 2008. We have developed a set of software services that include payment, marketing, and advertising solutions for Internet and mobile phone content providers as well as businesses desiring effective marketing and advertising solutions aimed at Internet and mobile phone users.
Our software services have been fully developed. They provide the following services:
· | Static and downloadable content services for content providers that enable payment methods that are flexible and customizable such as straight purchase (whether through credit card, debit card, gift card or prepaid card), payment per use, payment per time, size or bandwidth, payment by subscription, and PayCap™, that is, risk free offers or payment through any combination of payment mechanisms, including advertising supported delivery; |
· | Content provider account management services which permit control of their electronic transactions with reporting capabilities, including real time accounting, to gauge content offering pricing levels, terms and effect such that vendors can fine-tune content and services to the an audience’s taste and preference whole preserving account holder’s anonymity. |
· | Consumers have an anonymous messaging account that can be used to receive special offers from content providers or other vendors or advertisers they specify, choose to earn credit or receive payments by participating anonymously in marketing research or by providing a vendor the opportunity to contact them through their anonymous messaging account or through traditional postal service. Account holders will control their personal information and determine who is able to contact them and their desired level of participation in promotional programs; |
· | Information mining services provide anonymous geo-demographical information retrieved from the multitude of electronic transactions and made available to purchasers wishing to purchase such information. In addition to usual geo-demographical information, a content provider or vendor can engage in permission based and targeted market research or an account holder can receive a small fee for participating in market research, all anonymously; and |
· | Targeted messaging and traditional mailing lists whereby a vendor can make use of geo-demographic information to distribute material to consenting account holders. |
With these software services in place, we have also had extensive contact with retail outlets such as convenience stores and national restaurant chains as well as advertising agencies and national producers of consumer goods and demonstrated our ability to contact customers and consumers through offerings of all type of media. We have shown that by establishing relations with a customer, we have the ability to develop information about the customer and offer customers the opportunity to purchase content with pricing based upon the amount of advertising the purchaser desires, all without divulging the identity of the purchaser. Our service offering protects customers from identity theft and it enables a fast and secure payment that is instantaneous. As demo-geographic information is gathered we will then be able to market this information and target advertising based specific target information with our goal being to obtain a sufficiently broad and deep information about large segments of the population without divulging an individual’s identity.
With software in place and market interest now determined, although not contracted for, upon the successful completion of this offering we will commence marketing to convenience stores, national retail outlets, produces of consumer goods and advertising agencies as well as content providers. Our principal expenditures will be for server rental and software license purchases to scale the operations and the hiring of support people to service customers. We anticipate that revenues will commence no later than four months following the close of this offering.
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A content developer may be any entity desiring to provide any electronic information or media to a personal computer or mobile phone user and charge for the content developed. Content developers may be developers of mobile games, Internet based games, massive multiplayer online games (MMOG), music, video and other forms and combinations of entertainment such as games with music components or, instead, aggregators and/or information and content syndication companies. We believe that content providers face multiple barriers of entry to digital sales and efficient business practices by the costs to administer payment methods, by the inefficiencies in the management of those methods, and by the costs to market to users. We also believe that advertiser or other vendors face these barriers to digital sales. Both have difficulties in targeting, whether through the Internet or mobile phone, customers that have demo-geographic characteristics that may be desiring the content, goods or services offered.
Accordingly, we have developed for content providers cost effective marketing, advertising and payment methods for content directed to Internet and mobile phone users. For the consumer or subscriber to this content, we offer anonymity and privacy with variable pricing based upon the amount of advertising one desires and the potential for modest compensation for participation in marketing surveys.
We believe that our revenues will be derived principally from advertising and marketing solutions that we will provide to content developers and businesses that desire contact with consumers using our payment services. In addition to providing consumer data to a given content provider, an advertiser or marketer will be able to purchase information and know the location and demographics of the recipient of the advertising but not the personal identity of that individual.
As of the date hereof, we have no formal partnering or strategic arrangements nor do we anticipate entering into any until the completion of this offering. We have a letter of intent to form a partnering agreement to provide software for delivery of games and content and another agreement with a gaming company to provide content as well as another agreement to provide to third parties credit card merchant services. There can be no assurance that we will be able contract with content providers or businesses desiring to use our software services to advertise.
With these systems in place, we have the ability to enable account holders to purchase a single newspaper article for 50 cents, download a single song for 30 cents or see football highlights for ten cents a minute. We also have the ability to provide this content without charge or reduced change if the account holder accepts advertising with the content. Content providers will be able to offer aggregated content for one fee with us distributing the syndication fees to multiple providers.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Current payment systems primarily focus on payment for individual transactions. They do not include a method for payment that combines flexible delivery of advertising that includes payment billing capabilities. The combined offering will permit new, flexible payment capabilities for new forms of content.
Traditional payment systems provided through the Internet, namely, credit cards, pay for one transaction, and the payment system is fragmented across multiple credit card systems such as Visa, Master Card or Discover Card. We anticipate that these large payment services will eventually migrate to a payment service tailored to electronic commerce that becomes generally adopted, probably through purchase.
There are also alternative payment systems commonly used on the Internet, primarily PayPal. PayPal was created to settle auctions, principally eBay auctions, and not as an advertising delivery mechanism. PayPal has a joint venture with U.K. based Bango which has developed a payment solution for mobile content. Bango has an agreement with Cingular/AT&T wireless to provide content sales services but customer experience is secondary, in management’s opinion, to providing these payment services. Google and Microsoft/DoubleClick all provide similar Internet advertising services that are not combined with other advertising and marketing services.
Wireless carriers also have payment mechanisms that are billed to a subscriber’s account, but these are simple payment mechanisms.
We compete, we believe, based on technology developed by us that is in place and that is a comprehensive business solution to ecommerce especially designed for an important market niche, game and entertainment content providers. Because our solution was developed to deliver, comprehensively and freshly, payment and advertising systems, we believe we can deliver advertising tailor made to users of the Internet or a mobile phone that flexibly address content and pricing. For example a user may be able to purchase from multiple vendors content variously priced based upon the amount of advertising the user is willing to accept. We can offer similar flexibility to advertisers such that they can offer coupons or other discounts and develop content targeted to a specific kind of device. Also, no one has developed a method that permits micro-payments combined with the ability to deliver advertising on a cost effective basis.
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We believe that current trends in mobile phone use and related mobile phone computing support our strategy. Presently, entities providing mobile phone services control much of the content delivered to the hand set making access to the user controlled by the provider. We believe that it is expensive and inefficient to negotiate with carriers to deliver content. Choice and flexibility can be increased by using these devices to access the Internet. In addition, we believe that several companies are increasingly marketing games for use on mobile devices without the constraints imposed by carriers, and we believe that the carriers will continue to announce their intent to open their network to new devices, software and applications. Large enterprises such as Burger King, Orbitz, Maxim, USA Today, Coca-Cola, GM and The Wall Street Journal have also launched mobile Internet site capabilities .
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR MARKETS
We have developed and tested the software and are now ready to market our services to vendors desiring payment services and to others desiring advertising services. We expect to develop the market in three stages.
The first stage is simply providing a payment mechanism for content providers who will in turn have the ability to access geo-demographic information. Our initial marketing will be to online game companies poised to extend offerings to mobile devices and to Fortune 1000 companies that produce consumer product lines. Part of this initial strategy will entail selling game cards through convenience stores and food and beverage retailers. The cards will permit purchasers to establish cash Vufusion accounts, permit parents to establish parental controls and access to game and other content for children, enable account holders to receive free offerings in exchange for providing a customer profile and enable the convenience or food and beverage store to provide sponsorships and advertising relevant to the card holder as well as establish a customer relationship with the account holder. We believe that the pseudo credit card nature of the game card will permit the retailer and any advertiser to reach the 12 to 28 year old demographic we believe will be interested in the card.
As we open more accounts whose holders will have access to the game developers and Fortune 1000 companies, we will have a large amount of geo-demographic information that can then be marketed to third parties, all of which will be anonymous.
In the final stage, if the market unfolds as we anticipate, we will be able to permit account holders access to account history and activity, permit the account holder to download new offerings which include free content and promotion as well as access prior content.
We are particularly focused on game developers providing content for mobile Internet users of synchronous multi-platform games, that is, PC and mobile phone devices, because we believe that such games will be the next stage in the evolution of Internet gaming. We believe that small companies that now develop software for larger gaming companies are looking to develop an efficient, cost effective payment mechanism that will allow them to enter directly into consumer markets. In that connection, we have established two joint ventures with mobile and Internet game developers.
Also, we have established a payment services relationship with Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC, the world’s largest merchant acquirer accepting payments at the point of sale, hospitality, Internet, retail, catalogue and recurring billing. We believe that with $750,000 we can generate significant revenues and have budgeted $1,365,000 for our initial product launch and marketing endeavor. We anticipate that a total of $4,000,000 will be required to implement our full marketing program. The Company has established a number of accounts for payment services as well as for advertising services that mitigate the budgeting of marketing dollars for the initial phase of executing the business plan.
DISTRIBUTION METHODS
We are part of the ecommerce payment and advertising system. Current ecommerce payment systems are primarily credit card based, a payment system developed several decades ago but which has been adapted to fit ecommerce requirements on the Internet. Mobile phone carriers also have payment systems in addition to credit card payment systems. Customers of the carriers can make purchases through the mobile phone hand set provider and have the purchase billed to the customer on the next billing statement. Both of the billing methods have limitations for ecommerce and as advertising systems for ecommerce, and both have relative higher transaction costs that diminish utility to vendors of the payment method as the cost of the amount purchased decreases.
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Advertisers and vendors have limited geographic and demographic information about Internet users and mobile phone subscribers. A vendor may have limited credit card information and attempt to solicit its existing customers on the assumption that existing customers are customers for other offered products. The vendor lacks the ability to tailor marketing information to an existing customer for a product that may require a variant of an existing market. Similarly, an advertiser will not have sufficient geographic and demographic information to market to a narrow desired segment. Both need to be able to market to various platforms and for that specific platform.
Marketing Environment
Credit card payments have security risks. Each credit card transaction transmits confidential personal financial information which, if illegally captured, could constitute identity theft. In addition, credit card transactions do not capture information about the purchaser and because of the fragmented nature of the transactions, that is, because each transaction is with a specific vendor, the information about the transaction, the purchaser, and the purchaser’s information is available only to that specific vendor. Our payment system captures information about the transaction, the purchaser, and the nature of the transaction plus demographic information about the purchaser, all in one central, secure repository. The customer’s identity, whether it be their personal or financial identity, will not be revealed to either the vendor or to any third party. Our payment system becomes a central repository of confidential demographic information.
Mobile phone payment systems suffer from some of the same deficiencies as credit card transactions in that there is limited demographic information available, and a mobile phone could be stolen and result in unauthorized purchases and charges. Moreover, access to a hand set, and, consequently, whatever information about a customer that is available, is controlled by the carrier for which carriers typically charge heavily. We believe that carriers charge approximately 50% of sales for access to customers, and thus present us the opportunity for game developers, for example, to access wireless account holders on a more cost effective basis. With our payment and delivery system, Vufusion is able to deliver information to mobile phone hand sets outside of the control of the service provider, whether that information is entertainment or other desired information that is purchased or is advertising information.
Regardless of the information delivered, we are able to control SPAM, that is, contact that is not desired, because we control who receives any consumer information generated by users of our systems.
Marketing Strategy
Initially we plan to market our payment system to vendors of entertainment and specifically to vendors of games with a goal of developing a critical mass of consumers who purchase games and other entertainment through our system such that we will have a sufficient number of accounts that advertisers will have the ability to address desired market segments. Our primary revenue source will be advertising from sponsors seeking to reach the game market consumers. We will build transaction revenue as a major source of revenue as we provide advertising to monetize games.
A person desiring to purchase a game from one of our gaming vendors will open an account, fund that account, provide demographic information, and whether the account holder desires to receive advertising information. We anticipate that that account will be funded, at least initially, either through advertisers paying us to deliver content or through credit cards, but we plan to market account cards through retail outlets. These cards would be purchased to open and fund an account and would be aimed at younger people and their parents or others that lack established credit.
An account holder will have the choice of whether the holder desires to receive advertising information. We anticipate that purchasers of games, for example, will cost less if one accepts advertising, or, the account holder will be eligible for free games or upgrades or other free or discounted products or services or information if permission is granted by the account holder to receive advertising.
Thus, we will be maintain customer privacy and preferences to enable permission advertising and marketing; enable vendors, advertisers and marketing organizations to communicate directly across multiple platforms with customers based on accurate demographic information and enable content providers, whether games or other developers of information or entertainment, to market directly to customers without dependency on wireless carriers for payment.
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Revenue Sources
We anticipate having several sources of revenue, namely, payment processing and merchant account services, entertainment and online game transaction processing services, online and mobile advertising campaign enablement services, customer business intelligence and reporting services, and technology licensing to content distributors. We anticipate that our largest sources of revenue will come from advertising campaign enablement services and customer business intelligence and reporting services.
STATUS OF ANY PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PRODUCTS
We have not publicly announced any new products.
We provide a set of alternative billing mechanisms and solutions to providers of entertainment and information for the Internet and mobile networks. Our customers will use credit card vendors such as Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express to establish prepaid accounts that may be accessed via the Internet or via mobile phone. There are entities whose payment services are tailored for Internet transactions and wireless carriers which are able to bill clients for services purchased through the mobile network; however, the existing service providers do not provide cross-platform payment services for the Internet and mobile networks designed specifically to accommodate next generation forms of cross-platform games and entertainment.
There is also a large variety and number of enterprises developing or implementing advertising mechanisms for the Internet and for delivery to portable devices including some of those named above. While those entity’s resources are substantial, smaller enterprises may have clever, easily implemented solutions that we have not anticipated but which may compete directly or in some manner against us.
SOURCES AND AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS
We have not publicly announced any new products.
DEPENDENCE ON ONE OR A FEW MAJOR CUSTOMERS
We feel that, because of the potential wide base of customers for our services, we will not rely on one or a few major customers.
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
We have filed three patent applications which are pending and relate to protecting the anonymity of account holders. We have one trademark for Vufusion. Our intellectual property consists largely of our already developed software, which is a trade secret, and represents a comprehensive system for delivery of our services.
NEED FOR ANY GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
We do not require any government approval for our services.
GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY REGULATION
We will be subject to federal laws and regulations that relate directly or indirectly to our operations including securities laws. We will also be subject to common business and tax rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of our business.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Other than time spent researching our proposed business we have not spent any funds on research and development activities to date. We do not currently plan to spend any funds on research and development activities in the future.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
Our operations are not subject to any Environmental Laws.
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
We presently have two employees, our Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Director of Business Development. We have commitments for a Vice President of Engineering, Director of Customer Care, Director of Content Development, Director of Quality Assurance and Game Initiative Director. We anticipate hiring eight additional employees within twelve months that will be subject to completing contracts for products and services.
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We have no relationship with any union and do not intend to have an employee stock option plan at this time.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
We do not currently own any real estate. Our corporate office is located at 5709 Carrington Court, Richardson, Texas 75082 without cost to us. We have identified office facilities that can meet our security requirements with a monthly rental of $11,000. We consider this office space adequate but will reassess our needs based upon the future growth of the company and the terms of the lease when the lease is formally entered.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not involved in any pending legal proceeding nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
No public market currently exists for shares of our common stock. Following completion of this offering, we intend to apply to have our common stock listed for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
PENNY STOCK RULES
The Securities and Exchange Commission has also adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).
A purchaser is purchasing penny stock which limits the ability to sell the stock. The shares offered by this prospectus constitute penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act. The shares will remain penny stocks for the foreseeable future. The classification of penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate his/her investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in us will be subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock.
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document, which:
- | Contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stock in both Public offerings and secondary trading; |
- | Contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation of such duties or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended; |
- | Contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including “bid” and “ask” price for the penny stock and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; |
- | Contains a toll-free number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; |
- | Defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading penny stocks; and |
- | Contains such other information and is in such form (including language, type, size and format) as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require by rule or regulation. |
The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, to the customer:
- | The bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; |
- | The compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; |
- | The number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and |
- | Monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. |
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In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgement of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling their securities.
REGULATION M
Our officers and directors, who will offer and sell the Shares, are aware that they are required to comply with the provisions of Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the officers and directors, sales agents, any broker-dealer or other person who participate in the distribution of shares in this offering from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete.
REPORTS
We are subject to certain reporting requirements and will furnish annual financial reports to our stockholders, certified by our independent accountants, and will furnish un-audited quarterly financial reports in our quarterly reports filed electronically with the SEC. All reports and information filed by us can be found at the SEC website, www.sec.gov.
STOCK TRANSFER AGENT
Our stock transfer agent is Holladay Stock Transfer, 2939 N 67th Pl, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251, Telephone number (480) 481-3940.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our fiscal year end is December 31. We intend to provide financial statements audited by an Independent Registered Accounting Firm to our shareholders in our annual reports. The audited financial statements for the period from the date of incorporation, June 24, 2003, to December 31, 2007 and the reviewed financials for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 immediately follow.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
Our predecessor firm, emicropay L.P., was formed on June 24 2003, and since that date, our activities have been limited to software development and identification and confirmation of the market for our services provided through our software. With both the software developed and, we believe, the market ready to be developed, we are seeking the capital to execute on those plans. From inception through September 30, 2008, we have lost approximately $872,000.
From inception through December 31, 2005, we lost approximately $350,000, largely reflecting software development expenses. Approximately $145,000 of these expenses were for Mr. Bottner’s salary in 2003 and 2004, Mr. Bottner did not receive a salary or other compensation in 2005. Another $20,000 of expense during that period was for depreciation and approximately $135,000 was for the purchase of intellectual property, essentially software, and organization expenses. The remaining expenses were principally for professional fees, legal fees being for patent applications.
Since December 31, 2005, and through September 30, 2008, we have incurred approximately $522,000 of additional losses. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we hired our executive vice president, Barbara Haynes, to begin our marketing and finance efforts, and her salary and benefits since her hiring through September 30, 2008, have been approximately $168,000, exclusive of fees paid to her in connection with her joining the Company. Of the approximately $354,000 of remaining general and administrative expenses, excluding approximately $29,000 depreciation expense, approximately $239,000 constituted accounting, legal and professional consulting services that related to market research and development of our web site. We also incurred about $64,000 interest expense.
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At inception, June 24, 2003, the partners forming our predecessor firm contributed approximately $252,000, and the funding for our losses and undepreciated capital equipment in excess of depreciation was provided by loans from a related party which, by December 31, 2005 totaled $100,000. Since December 31, 2005, the same related party has loaned the Company an additional $330,000. See Note 3 to the Notes to Financial Statements. Our losses through September 30, 2008, and since December 31, 2005 in excess of amounts loaned are reflected in accounts payable ($60,714), a related party payable ($47,700) and related party accrued liabilities, that is, interest on debt of $57,124.
Operational Results for Fiscal 2006
We incurred a loss of $82,662 in fiscal 2006 with interest expense comprising $10,488 of that loss. General and administrative expenses comprised the balance with approximately $22,000 being salary and benefits to Ms. Hanes and approximately $9,000 being depreciation. The balance related to the licensing of software and expenses related to protecting our intellectual property plus approximately $6500 paid to Ms. Haynes in conjunction with her joining the Company.
Operational Results for Fiscal 2007
In fiscal 2007, we incurred a loss of about $200,000 with approximately $87,000 being for salary and benefits of Ms. Haynes, $10,500 being for depreciation, and approximately $25,000 being for interest expense. The largest component of the balance was for approximately $32,000 of software and intellectual property expense and about $19,000 of expense related to website design.
Operational Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we have lost approximately $244,485 with approximately $72,000 consisting of salary and benefits of Ms. Haynes and $87,000 consisting of legal and accounting expenses, expenses which primarily relate to this offering. Other expenses for this period include approximately $10,000 for depreciation and approximately $22,000 for interest expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In fiscal 2006, a related party loaned the Company $225,000, and in fiscal 2007, the same related party loaned the Company another $25,000. In fiscal 2008, the same related party again loaned the Company $80,000. These loans constituted the sole working capital of the Company during those periods with the exception of approximately $47,700 of expenses paid by Mr. Bottner personally. In July and August 2008 we raised $21,000 for operating capital purposes through a private placement of our securities. The Company cannot proceed further without additional capital, a minimum of $600,000, which is the purpose of this offering. The Company anticipates establishing a debt repayment service schedule to repay outstanding loans and expenses upon the completion of this offering. We believe the anticipated loan schedule will be based on competitive rates then available in the commercial loan market. The expenses advanced by Mr. Bottner are treated as any other expense paid by an employee and will be repaid when we have sufficient resources. The formal note obligations are demand notes and we do not anticipate demand being made for repayment, although if demand would be made, we would be in default and unable to make repayment at the current time or, upon the completion of this offering, with extreme difficulty, if at all.
As of September 30, 2008, our total debt was $595,538. We anticipate our monthly expenditures to be approximately $10,000, excluding non-recurring legal and accounting fees, until we raise the minimum amount offered pursuant to this prospectus.
Plan of Operation
Our plan following the close of this offering is to commence selling our services to Internet and mobile content providers and those that have indicated a desire to advertise through our services. These activities will require that we be able to support our operations, and this support requires immediate purchases of about $185,000 of computer hardware plus another $15,000 of miscellaneous purchases for office furnishings. In addition we will be required to expend about $110,000 for software licenses and fees to provide credit card processing. Over the next three to six months, we will be required to expend another $45,000 for computer hardware and licenses.
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We anticipate immediately hiring five additional people whose salaries and benefits, together with those of our CEO and Executive Vice President, will total $70,000 a month. We anticipate spending an additional $30,000 a month, two-thirds of which will be for rental of servers to support our operations. We do not anticipate hiring additional marketing personnel as marketing duties will rest upon Ms. Haynes. We anticipate that we will be able to become cash flow positive with the minimum amount raised by this offering, although that cannot be assured, and that our monthly expenditures will rise to approximately $100,000 per month.
Accordingly, we need approximately $1,500,000 to operate fifteen months on the assumption that we receive no revenues for that period. We believe, however, that within four months of the close of the offering we should be self sustaining operationally in which case we would need approximately $600,000 to achieve this goal. Without the proceeds from this offering that at least meet the minimum of $600,000, we do not believe we will have sufficient financial resources to become self sustaining.
Significant Accounting Policies
With respect to Significant accounting policies, See Note 3 to the Notes to Financial Statements.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our directors and executive officers as of June 1, 2008.
Name | Age | Position |
Keith Bottner | 37 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Barbara Haynes | 53 | Executive Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer, Director |
Keith Bottner – Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Mr. Bottner has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 2003, and he is responsible for technology development and general management of the company. From 2003 through 2007 he was Chief Operating Officer of Barking Lizards Technology, a software gaming company where he was responsible for software development. During 2003 and 2004 Mr. Bottner was also employed in developing our software. From 2000 through 2002 he was a senior engineer for iStation (Imagination Station) responsible for Software development. From 1994 through 2000 he worked for Macromedia where he held multiple positions eventually becoming Senior Director of Engineering. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1992 with a BSCPE in Computer Engineering.
Barbara Haynes – Executive Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Haynes began working with the Company in 2003 as an advisor and joined the company in 2006 as our Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. From 2003 until she joined us, she was a wealth advisor for Morgan Stanley and from 2001 through 2003 she was a financial consultant. From 1999 through 2001 she was Vice President Marketing and Business Development for Wiznet, Inc. In 1996 she was managing director and a founder of Ambac Connect, an electronic commerce software company for non-federal governmental agencies, and she was employed by the company until 1999. From 1980 through 1996 she was an investment banker with First Boston, Lehman Brothers, Paine Webber, and FGIC Inc. involved in public finance and structured finance. In 1975 she received a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and in 1979 she completed her MA studies at the University of Dallas.
Board Composition and Committees
Our board of directors currently consists of two members—Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes. We do not have an audit committee, nomination committee or a compensation committee of the board of directors and the current board of directors’ serves as those committees.
Directors are elected each year at the annual meeting of our shareholders to serve for a one year term, or until their successor has been elected.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Ms. Haynes salary is presently $90,000 per year, and Mr. Bottner does not have a salary. Following the completion of an anticipated public offering, Mr. Bottner and Ms. Haynes will be salaried an annual rate of $120,000. Following the completion of the same offering, we anticipate hiring key employees who will be compensated according to responsibilities and titles. We do not anticipate having any benefit programs other than standard health insurance programs.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and | Annual Compensation | ||
Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus |
Keith Bottner | |||
Chief Executive Officer | 2007 | - | - |
2006 | - | - | |
2005 | - | - | |
Barbara Haynes | |||
Executive Vice President | 2007 | $80,000 | - |
2006 | 20,000 | - | |
2005 | - | - |
Ms Haynes compensation excludes $6667 of expenses of Ms. Haynes paid by the Company on behalf of Ms. Haynes related to her joining the Company.
STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS
We did not grant any options or stock appreciation rights to our named executive officers or directors in fiscal year 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership as of March 31, 2008, of the Common stock by (a) each person known by the Company to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and by each Selling Shareholder, (b) each Director of the Company, (c) each Named Executive Officer, and (d) as Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as a group. Unless otherwise noted, each beneficial owner named below has sole investment and voting power with respect to the Common Stock shown below as beneficially owned by him.
Number of | Percent | Percent of | ||
Common | Common | Voting with | ||
Beneficial Owner* | Office | Shares Owned | Owned | Preferred** |
Keith Bottner(1)(2) | Officer and Director | 18,112,500 | 39.33% | 39.81% |
Barbara Haynes | Officer and Director | 6,075,000 | 13.19% | 13.35% |
Sutho, LLP | 16,065,000 | 34.89% | 35.31% | |
Summit Advisory Partners, LLC | 4,500,000 | 9.77% | 9.89% | |
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (Two People) | 52.52% | 53.16% |
* The Series A Preferred Stock which consists of 1,000,000 shares and is owned by Mr. Bottner, Mr. Hollis Taylor, the Bottner Family Dynasty Trust, Haynes Family Dynasty Trust, Sutho LLP, and Summit Advisory Partners in 0.55%, 0.55%, 39.7%, 13.5%, 35.7% and 10% respectively. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock possess voting control of the Company. See “Description of Securities – Preferred Stock.”
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**Although the relative percentages of voting power of those named in the table do not change materially when the voting rights of the holders of Preferred, the voting rights of those not named in the table are somewhat more than halved. Of the 1,297,500 shares of Common Stock owned by those not indicated in the table, they would have 2.82% of the voting power before giving consideration to the Series A Preferred Stock and 1.34% of the voting power of the Company after giving effect to those rights. The relative percentage of the holders of Common Stock would be diminished by the same relative amounts regardless of the number of shares sold in this offering.
(1) Excludes 16,065,000 shares or 35.7% owned by Sutho, LLP of which Mr. Bottner’s father-in law is president but as to which Mr. Bottner disclaims beneficial ownership.
(2) Excludes 247,500 shares or 0.54% owned by Mr. Bottner’s father-in law as to which Mr. Bottner disclaims beneficial ownership.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
As of September 30, 2008 the Company was indebted in the amount of $430,000 to an affiliate of Sutho, LLP, Hollis Taylor. The terms of the notes, we believe, are at least as favorable as those that would be obtainable from third parties. The same individual loaned the Company $10,000 July 1, 2008. All of the notes are payable on demand. Loan payments are currently payable as interest only and accrued interest in 2006 and 2007, and September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) were $9,585, $35,213, and $57,124, respectively. During 2006, the Company paid interest in the amount of $12,360. No interest has been paid subsequent to December 31, 2006. With respect to the date the Company incurred the obligations and the interest rates on each note, see Note 3 to the Notes to Financial Statements hereto.
Mr. Bottner has advanced the Company an aggregate of $47,700. With respect to the use of these funds, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In 2006, the Company paid Ms. Haynes $6,667 for legal expenses incurred in connection with her joining the Company.
Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the corporation, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a law suit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. In certain cases, we may advance expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in any such proceeding as to which such person is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Texas.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus is a part, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon completion of the registration, we will be subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, will file all requisite reports, such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, proxy statements, under Section 14 of the Exchange Act and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements, this registration statement and other information, may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 Fifth Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of all materials may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission’s Washington, D.C. office at prescribed rates. You may obtain information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission also maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
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VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION, L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
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Killman, Murrell & Company P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
3300 N. A Street, Bldg. 4, Suite 200 | 1931 E. 37th Street, Suite 7 | 2626 Royal Circle |
Midland, Texas 79705 | Odessa, Texas 79762 | Kingwood, Texas 77339 |
(432) 686-9381 | (432) 363-0067 | (281) 359-7224 |
Fax (432) 684-6722 | Fax (432) 363-0376 | Fax (281) 359-7112 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Partners
Vufusion, L.P.
Richardson, Texas
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Vufusion, L.P. as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 and for the period June 24, 2003 (Inception) to December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as established by the Auditing Standards Board (United States) and in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vufusion, L.P. as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 and for the period June 24, 2003 (Inception) to December 31, 2007 in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company has no current means to generate revenue which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Killman, Murrell & Company P.C.
Odessa, Texas
May 29, 2008
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VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION, L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 147,324 | $ | 9,790 | $ | 88 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 147,324 | 9,790 | 88 | |||||||||
EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $28,472, $38,960 and $48,918 for December 31, 2006 and 2007, and September 30, 2008 (Unaudited), respectively | 20,446 | 9,958 | − | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 167,770 | $ | 19,748 | $ | 88 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL/STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) | ||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and bank overdraft | $ | − | $ | − | $ | 60,714 | ||||||
Accounts payable – related party | 6,500 | 6,500 | 47,700 | |||||||||
Accrued liabilities – related party | 9,585 | 35,213 | 57,124 | |||||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 16,085 | 41,713 | 165,538 | |||||||||
NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY | 325,000 | 350,000 | 430,000 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 341,085 | 391,713 | 595,538 | |||||||||
PARTNERS’ CAPITAL, including deficit accumulated during the development stage of $428,714, and $627,364 for December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively | (173,315 | ) | (371,965 | ) | − | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized, issued and outstanding 1,000,000 shares | − | − | 10,000 | |||||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value, | ||||||||||||
authorized 100,000,000 shares, issue and | ||||||||||||
outstanding, 46,050,000 shares | − | − | 460,500 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in-capital | − | − | (821,465 | ) | ||||||||
Retained (deficit), including (deficit) accumulated during the development stage | − | − | (244,485 | ) | ||||||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) | − | − | (595,450 | ) | ||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL/STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) | $ | 167,770 | $ | 19,748 | $ | 88 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION, L.P)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
June 24, 2003 | Nine Months | June 24, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years Ended | (Inception) to | Ended | (Inception) to | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE | $ | 72,174 | $ | 173,022 | $ | 582,050 | $ | 139,687 | $ | 222,574 | $ | 806,624 | ||||||||||||
Net loss before other income (expense) | (72,174 | ) | (173,022 | ) | (582,050 | ) | (139,687 | ) | (222,574 | ) | (806,624 | ) | ||||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | - | - | 2,258 | − | − | 2,258 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (10,488 | ) | (25,628 | ) | (47,572 | ) | (19,447 | ) | (21,911 | ) | (69,483 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Other Income (Expense) | (10,488 | ) | (25,628 | ) | (45,314 | ) | (19,447 | ) | (21,911 | ) | (67,225 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (82,662 | ) | $ | (198,650 | ) | $ | (627,364 | ) | $ | (159,134 | ) | $ | (244,485 | ) | $ | (871,849 | ) | ||||||
Pro-Forma Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (82,662 | ) | $ | (198,650 | ) | $ | (159,134 | ) | $ | (244,485 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proforma income tax expense at statutory rate (35%) | - | - | − | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proforma Net Loss | $ | (82,662 | ) | $ | (198,650 | ) | $ | (159,134 | ) | $ | (244,485 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proforma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | (45,610,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Proforma Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFSION, L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
PARTNER’S CAPITAL/STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2007, FOR THE
PERIOD JUNE 24, 2003 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2007
AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)
Total | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Limited | Partners’ | Number of | Number of | Paid –In | Retained | Stockholder’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partners | Partners | Capital | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | (Deficit) | (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions – June 24, 2003 | $ | 2,771 | $ | 249,118 | $ | 251,889 | − | $ | − | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss – 2003 | ( 2,246 | ) | (201,929 | ) | (204,175 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2003 | 525 | 47,189 | 47,714 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss – 2004 | (1,364 | ) | (122,633 | ) | (123,997 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2004 | ( 839 | ) | (75,444 | ) | ( 76,283 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | − | 3,509 | 3,509 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss – 2005 | (197 | ) | (17,682 | ) | (17,879 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2005 | (1,036 | ) | (89,617 | ) | (90,653 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss - 2006 | (909 | ) | (81,753 | ) | (82,662 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2006 | (1,945 | ) | (171,370 | ) | (171,315 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss – 2007 | (2,185 | ) | (196,465 | ) | (198,650 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2007 | (4,130 | ) | (367,835 | ) | (371,965 | ) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion from Partnership to Corporation – May 1, 2008 | 4,818 | 435,994 | 440,812 | 1,000,000 | 10,000 | 45,000,000 | 450,000 | (900,812 | ) | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of common stock | 1,050,000 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss – 2008 (Unaudited) | (688 | ) | (68,159 | ) | (68,847 | ) | − | − | − | − | 68,847 | (244,485 | ) | (244,485 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | 1,000,000 | $ | 10,000 | 46,050,000 | $ | 460,500 | $ | (821,465 | ) | $ | (244,485 | ) | $ | (223,485 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-5
VUFUSION, INC
(Formerly VUFUSION, L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
June 24, 2003 | Nine Months | June 24, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years Ended | (Inception) to | Ended | (Inception) to | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (82,662 | ) | $ | (198,650 | ) | $ | (627,364 | ) | $ | (159,134 | ) | $ | (244,485 | ) | $ | (871,849 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 8,919 | 10,488 | 38,960 | 7,866 | 9,958 | 48,918 | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | − | − | − | − | 60,714 | 60,714 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable – related Party | 6,500 | − | 6,500 | − | 41,200 | 47,700 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities – related Party | (1,873 | ) | 25,628 | 35,213 | 19,447 | 21,911 | 57,124 | |||||||||||||||||
Net cash (used) in operating activities | (69,116 | ) | (162,534 | ) | (546,691 | ) | (131,821 | ) | (110,702 | ) | (657,393 | ) | ||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (9,626 | ) | - | (48,918 | ) | - | - | (48,918 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (9,626 | ) | - | (48,918 | ) | - | - | (48,918 | ) | |||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings from a partner | 225,000 | 25,000 | 350,000 | 25,000 | 80,000 | 430,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from partners | - | - | 255,399 | - | - | 255,399 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Common Stock | - | - | - | - | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 225,000 | 25,000 | 605,399 | 25,000 | 101,000 | 706,399 | ||||||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | 146,258 | (137,534 | ) | 9,790 | (106,821 | ) | (9,702 | ) | 88 | |||||||||||||||
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,066 | 147,324 | - | 147,324 | 9,790 | − | ||||||||||||||||||
CASH, END OF PERIOD | $ | 147,324 | $ | 9,790 | $ | 9,790 | $ | 40,503 | $ | 88 | $ | 88 | ||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 12,360 | $ | − | $ | 12,360 | $ | − | $ | − | $ | 12,360 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | ||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVENTORY AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion from Partnership to Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of preferred stock | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | − | − | − | − | 450,000 | 450,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of partners’ capital and retained | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
deficit to paid-in-capital | − | − | − | − | (460,000 | ) | (460,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-6
VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Including Notes Applicable to the Unaudited Periods)
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2007
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Emicropay L.P. was organized under the limited partnership laws of the State of Texas on June 24, 2003 as a limited liability partnership. Emicropay L.P. changed its name to Vufusion L.P. (“Vufusion” or the “Company”) on June 6, 2007. Effective May 1, 2008, the Company converted its limited partnership, Vufusion, L.P., to a corporation, Vufusion, Inc. The Company authorized 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $.01 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.01 per share. Each of the partnership interests of the limited partnership will have the same ownership interest as a shareholder in the corporation. 45,000,000 common shares were issued to current shareholders on the conversion. The Company plans to sell 6,000,000 common shares to raise working capital.
All 1,000,000 preferred shares were issued to the current shareholders. Each issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the result of: (i) the number of shares of common stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding at the time of such vote multiplied by 1.10; divided by (ii) the total number of Series A Preferred Shares issued and outstanding at the time of such vote, at each meeting of shareholders of the Corporation with respect to any and all matters presented to the shareholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration, including the election of directors.
Vufusion provides integrated mobile and online software solutions for payment, advertising and marketing services. The combination of payment with advertising capabilities allows any content delivered over the internet or by mobile phone to be paid for through direct payment or through targeted advertising campaigns while maintaining a customer’s secure and anonymous identity. The Company’s product offering enables customers to have an instantaneous interaction with electronic content. The Company’s payment platform is designed to provide any vendor a convenient and a secure payment method for digital content in all formats while achieving profitable sales or monetization from payment or advertising revenue.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Company has elected to prepare its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (United States) with December 31, as its year end. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements at December 31, 2007. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
Use of Estimates
Preparing the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
(Continued)
F-7
VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Including Notes Applicable to the Unaudited Periods)
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2007
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by applying the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, which are generally three to seven years. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to current operations. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, and September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and 2008 (Unaudited) totaled $8,919, $10,488, $7,866 and $9,958, respectively. Equipment as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, and June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) is as follows:
Equipment | December 31, 2006 | December 31, 2007 | June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Computer Equipment | $ | 13,407 | $ | 13,407 | $ | 13,407 | ||||||
Furniture & Fixtures | 34,658 | 34,658 | 34,658 | |||||||||
Software | 853 | 853 | 853 | |||||||||
Sub-total – Equipment | 48,918 | 48,918 | 48,918 | |||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (28,472 | ) | (38,960 | ) | (48,918 | ) | ||||||
Total Equipment | $ | 20,446 | $ | 9,958 | $ | − |
Concentration of Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions, which at times, may exceed federally insured amounts. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Income Taxes
From June 24, 2003 (inception) to May 1, 2008, the Company’s financial statements did not include a provision for income taxes because the Company, being a partnership, did not incur federal income taxes. Instead, its earnings and losses were included in the partners’ personal income tax returns and were taxed based on their personal tax strategies
On May 1, 2008, the Company converted their partnership to a “C” corporation. From this date forward the Company’s income taxes are to be provided for under the liability method in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which takes into account the differences between financial statement treatment and tax treatment of certain transactions. It is uncertain as to whether the Company will generate sufficient future taxable income to utilize any net deferred tax assets.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company is subject to the Texas margin tax. No margin tax is due for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
Loss per Common Share
Basic net income per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share assumes issuance of stock compensation awards and exercise of stock warrants, provided the effect is not anti-dilutive.
(Continued)
F-8
VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Including Notes Applicable to the Unaudited Periods)
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2007
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post Retirement Plans” – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 016, and 132(R). This Statement improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the over funded or under funded status of a defined benefit, postretirement plan (other that a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization.
Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” – This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.
Statement No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets” – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, and No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities”.
In the opinion of management, these Statements have no material effect on the December 31, 2006 and 2007 financial statements or future financial statements of the Company.
NOTE 3: NOTES PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY
The Company has entered into loan agreements with one of the Company’s limited partners in the course of the past two years. The terms of the loan agreements are:
Loan Date | Amount | Annual Interest Rate |
February 3, 2004 | $ 100,000 | 6% |
September 28, 2006 | 200,000 | 8% |
October 17, 2006 | 25,000 | 8% |
Total-December 31, 2006 | 325,000 | |
March 9, 2007 | 25,000 | 8% |
Total-December 31, 2007 | 350,000 | |
February 1, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
February 29, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
April 2, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
April 30, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
June 2, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
July 30, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
August 28, 2008 | 10,000 | 8% |
Total-June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | $ 430,000 |
Loan payments are currently payable as interest only and accrued interest in 2006 and 2007, and September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and 2008 (Unaudited) were $9,585, $35,213, $29,032 and $57,124, respectively. During 2006, the Company paid interest in the amount of $12,360. No interest has been paid subsequent to December 31, 2006.
(Continued)
F-9
VUFUSION, INC.
(Formerly VUFUSION L.P.)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Including Notes Applicable to the Unaudited Periods)
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2007
NOTE 4: GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATIONS
The Company does not currently generate revenues. The Company has been operating since inception on loans from related parties. Although this may raise doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Company believes that it does not have a liquidity problem based on the current scope of operations. Management intends to make every effort to identify and develop sources of funds. There is no assurance that Management's plans will be successful.
F-10
DEALER PROSPECTUS DELIVERY OBLIGATION
“UNTIL_____________, ALL DEALERS THAT EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN THESE SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE DEALERS’ OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.”
PART II – INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth an estimate of the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common stock being registered
SEC registration fee | $ | 236 | ||
Blue Sky Expense | 3,000 | |||
Legal fees and expenses | 15,000 | |||
Accountants’ fees and expenses | 25,000 | |||
Printing expenses | 25,000 | |||
Total | $ | 68,236 |
All amounts except the SEC registration fee are estimated. All of the expenses set forth above are being paid by us.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the corporation, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a law suit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. In certain cases, we may advance expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in any such proceeding as to which such person is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Texas.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
On May 1, 2008, we converted from a Limited Partnership to a corporation, the General and Limited Partners becoming stockholders of the company at that time and for which we issued 45,000,000 shares of our Common Stock. The Limited Partnership was formed in 2003, and in 2007, two entities became limited partners, the consideration therefore being services. This transaction was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder as transactions not involving a public offering.
In June and July 2008 we sold to 21 individuals or entities an aggregate of 1,050,000 shares of Common Stock for $0.20 per share. This transaction was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder as transactions not involving a public offering.
Item 16 Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Item |
Exhibit 3.1(1) | Articles of Incorporation |
Exhibit 3.2(1) | Bylaws |
Exhibit 5.1 | Opinion of Robert A. Forrester |
Exhibit 10.1(1) | Escrow Agreement |
Exhibit 10.2 | Form of February 3, 2004 Note |
Exhibit 10.3 | Form of Note Remaining Notes |
Exhibit 10.4(1) | Form of Subscription Agreement |
Exhibit 23.1 | Consent of Killman, Murrell & Company, PC |
Exhibit 23.2 | Consent of Robert A. Forrester is contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement. |
(1) Previously filed |
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows:
(a) | To File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post effective amendment to this registration statement to: |
(i) Include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the for prospectus field with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.
For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.
File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§ 230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
For the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§ 230.424 of this chapter);
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. |
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the small business issuer of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the small business issuer in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the small business issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form S-1 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Richardson, State of Texas on November 24, 2008
Vufusion, Inc.
By: /s/ Keith Bottner
Keith Bottner, Chief Executive Officer
In accordance wit the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated:
By: /s/ Keith Bottner November 24, 2008
Keith Bottner, CEO and Director
By: /s/ Barbara Haynes November 24, 2008
Barbara Haynes, Principal Accounting
and Financial Officer and Director