Exhibit 99.2
FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||
Independent auditors’ report | 1 | |||
Consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 | 2 | |||
Consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014 | 3 | |||
Consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2014 | 4 | |||
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014 | 5 | |||
Notes to consolidated financial statements | 6 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Fluent, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Fluent, Inc. and subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the 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.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Fluent, Inc. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2014, and the consolidated results of their operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ EisnerAmper LLP
New York, New York
April 27, 2015
FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(amounts in thousands, except share data)
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ASSETS | ||||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash | $ | 3,474 | ||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $402 | 13,320 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,518 | |||
Income tax receivable | 150 | |||
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Total current assets | 20,462 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 396 | |||
Other noncurrent assets | 727 | |||
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Total assets | $ | 21,585 | ||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 4,824 | ||
Accrued expenses and deferred rent liability | 4,244 | |||
Borrowings on line of credit | 2,000 | |||
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Total current liabilities | 11,068 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 211 | |||
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Total liabilities | 11,279 | |||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||
Common stock, $.01 par value: 15,000,000 shares authorized; 13,500,000 shares issued and outstanding | — | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 908 | |||
Retained earnings | 9,398 | |||
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Total stockholders’ equity | 10,306 | |||
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 21,585 | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
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Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2014 | ||||
Revenue | $ | 67,965 | ||
Cost of revenue | 49,152 | |||
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Gross profit | 18,813 | |||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 16,896 | |||
Loss on disposal of assets | 34 | |||
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Operating income | 1,883 | |||
Interest income, net | 3 | |||
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Income before income taxes | 1,886 | |||
Provision for income taxes | 191 | |||
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Net income | 1,695 | |||
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Comprehensive income | $ | 1,695 | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(amounts in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock (1) | Additional | Retained | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Paid-in Capital | Earnings | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance – January 1, 2014 | 13,500,000 | — | 908 | 7,703 | 8,611 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | 1,695 | 1,695 | |||||||||||||||
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Balance - December 31, 2014 | 13,500,000 | $ | — | $ | 908 | $ | 9,398 | $ | 10,306 | |||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2014 | ||||
Operating activities: | ||||
Net income | $ | 1,695 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 298 | |||
Loss on disposal of assets | 34 | |||
Deferred taxes | 79 | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
Accounts receivable | (4,734 | ) | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current and noncurrent assets | (998 | ) | ||
Accounts payable | 2,525 | |||
Accrued expenses and deferred rent liability | 2,169 | |||
Income taxes | (150 | ) | ||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | 918 | |||
Investing activities: | ||||
Capital expenditures | (292 | ) | ||
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Net cash used in investing activities | (292 | ) | ||
Financing activities: | ||||
Borrowings on line of credit | 1,400 | |||
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Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,400 | |||
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Net increase in cash | 2,026 | |||
Cash at beginning of year | 1,448 | |||
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Cash at end of year | $ | 3,474 | ||
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Cash paid during the year for income taxes | $ | 25 | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE A - ORGANIZATIONAND NATUREOF BUSINESS
Fluent, Inc. (collectively, with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 19, 2010, and has elected to be treated as an S corporation. It formally commenced operations in September 2010.
The Company provides performance-based digital advertising and marketing services and solutions to advertisers, publishers, and advertising agencies using proprietary and third-party platforms. The Company’s proprietary-hosted solutions deliver performance-based services to advertisers and provide enhanced monetization for publishers (websites and other content owners) through the use of its internally developed technologies and methods that are capable of segmenting users and serving targeted advertisements online, on mobile devices, and via other media. As part of its proprietary solutions, the Company also owns and operates its own websites (O2), which provide users with promotional offers, including sweepstakes, job listings, and offers for other goods and services using its targeted ad serving capabilities.
The Company also provides third-party solutions through its affiliate network and other brokered services.
The Company’s customers are primarily located in the United States. The Company is headquartered in New York City.
NOTE B - SUMMARYOF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
[1] | Basis of preparation: |
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
[2] | Principles of consolidation: |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fluent, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, American Prize Center, LLC (APC); Reward Zone USA, LLC (RZU); NetSong, Ltd (Net Song); and Deliver Technology, LLC (DT). The operating results of RZU have been included since the date of the contribution agreement of March 1, 2013. The operating results of DT have been included since the date of the contribution agreement of February 1, 2014. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
[3] | Use of estimates: |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates include depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, unbilled revenue, income tax provision, revenue reserves and certain accrued expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
[4] | Fair value of financial instruments: |
The Company utilizes fair value measurements when required. The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, other current assets, other noncurrent assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and borrowing on line of credit approximate their respective fair values as of December 31, 2014 due to their short-term nature.
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE B - SUMMARYOF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
[5] | Revenue recognition: |
Revenue is recognized in accordance with terms detailed in advertiser agreements and/or the attendant insertion order(s). These terms typically call for a specific payout per conversion based on a predefined user action (for example, a registration, a toolbar download, a newsletter sign-up, or click-through) subject to certain qualifying conditions (most significant, each user must be validated and/or unique to the client’s existing database). These user actions are tracked in real time by the Company’s systems, reported, recorded, and regularly reconciled against advertiser data either in real time or at various contractually defined periods, whereupon the number of qualified users during such specified period are finalized and adjustments, if any, to revenue are made.
Additional revenues are generated through revenue-sharing agreements with advertisers who email offers to users provided by the Company from its proprietary database.
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 605, Revenue Recognition, the Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fee is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and services are performed. Generally, services are deemed to have been performed at the time a qualified lead is delivered to the client.
In the normal course of business, the Company acts as an intermediary in executing transactions with third parties. The determination of whether revenue should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on an assessment of whether the Company is acting as the principal or an agent in the Company’s transactions. In determining whether the Company acts as the principal or an agent, the Company follows the accounting guidance of ASC 605-45,Principal Agent Considerations. The determination of whether the Company is acting as a principal or an agent in a transaction involves judgment and is based on an evaluation of the terms of each arrangement. While not one of the factors individually is considered presumptive or determinative, because the Company is the primary obligor and is responsible for (1) identifying and contracting with third-party advertisers; (2) establishing the selling prices of user actions sold; (3) performing all billing and collection activities, including retaining credit risk; and (4) bearing sole responsibility for media cost even if the Company lacks advertising campaigns to monetize the traffic, the Company acts as the principal in these arrangements and therefore reports revenue earned and costs incurred related to these transactions on a gross basis.
[6] | Cost of revenue: |
The Company enters into agreements with publishers that enable those publishers to monetize their websites and other advertising inventory through the placement and/or display of targeted advertising. The Company typically enters into either revenue-sharing arrangements or flat guarantee arrangements with its publishers. In a 70/30 revenue-sharing arrangement, the Company would generate media costs for the Company equivalent to 70% of the revenue received from the advertisers whose advertisements are placed on a publisher’s website, determined on a cost per action (CPA), cost per lead (CPL) or cost per click (CPC) basis, as reported by the Company’s systems. In a flat guarantee arrangement, the Company would generate media costs on a cost per thousand (CPM) or unique user basis, based on a rolling 30-day average, regardless of the revenues generated from such traffic. In the case of the Company’s O2 properties, the Company buys media (leads) from publishers and advertising platforms on a CPM, CPA or CPC basis with the intent of generating full-user registration on its O2 sites, regardless of the revenues generated by such leads.
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE B - SUMMARYOF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
[7] | Concentration of credit risk and other risks: |
The elements of the Company’s consolidated financial statements that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash in one financial institution. At times, such cash balances may be in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risks with respect to cash.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, there was one customer that accounted for 15% of revenue, and there were three customers that accounted for more than 12% of outstanding accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, there was one publisher that accounted for 12% of cost of revenue.
[8] | Accounts receivable and credit policies: |
The Company extends credit to customers and generally does not require any security or collateral. Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount. The Company carries its accounts receivable balances at net realizable value. Management evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable balances on a periodic basis and determines whether to provide an allowance or if any accounts should be written down and charged to expense as a bad debt. The evaluation is based on a past history of collections, current credit conditions, the length of time the account is past due, and a history of write-downs. A receivable balance is considered past due if the Company has not received payments based on agreed-upon terms.
The allowance for doubtful accounts was $402 as of December 31, 2014.
[9] | Property and equipment, net: |
Property and equipment are carried at cost less depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment are provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Description | Estimated Life (Years) | |||
Software | 3 years | |||
Leasehold Improvements | 4 years | |||
Office equipment | 5 years | |||
Computer equipment | 5 years | |||
Furniture and fixtures | 7 years |
Property and equipment at December 31, 2014, consist of the following:
Office equipment | $ | 63 | ||
Computer equipment | 85 | |||
Furniture and fixtures | 119 | |||
Leasehold Improvements | 149 | |||
Software | 760 | |||
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Property and equipment | 1,176 | |||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (780 | ) | ||
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Property and equipment, net | $ | 396 | ||
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE B - SUMMARYOF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
[9] | Property and equipment, net: (continued) |
Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of property and equipment is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Any unrecoverable carrying amounts are adjusted to fair value. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company relocated its NYC offices, resulting in a loss on disposal of office equipment and furniture and fixtures of $34.
Costs incurred to develop the Company’s web applications are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the web applications in accordance withASC 350-40 and350-50,Internal-Use Softwareand Website Development Costs, respectively. These costs consist of expenses incurred in the creation of the Company’s proprietary platform and various material additions to its functionality during the course of the year. Web application software development costs are included in property and equipment and are amortized over an estimated useful life of three years. These capitalized costs are included in software in the table above. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the software costs capitalized were $0. At December 31, 2014, the Company had capitalized software costs of $111, net of accumulated amortization of $649. The amortization expense is included within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.
[10] | Fair value measurements: |
Fair value, clarified in FASB authoritative guidance as an exit price, represents the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a result, fair value should be determined using a market-based approach, based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering these assumptions, the guidance defines a three-tier value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value.
• | Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active, accessible markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2 - Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. |
• | Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity. |
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
[11] | Advertising and promotion: |
In accordance with ASC 720-35,Advertising Costs, advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and promotion expenses of $490, were recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014.
[12] | Accounting for equity-based compensation: |
The Company accounts for equity-based compensation granted to employees using the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718,Compensation – Stock Compensation. Equity-based compensation expense for all equity-based compensation awards is based on the grant date fair value in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718.
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE B - SUMMARYOF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
[13] | Deferred rent: |
The Company recognizes and records rent expense related to its lease agreements, which include scheduled rent increases, on a straight-line basis beginning on the commencement date over the life of the lease. Differences between straight-line rent expense and actual rent payments are recorded as accrued expenses and deferred rent liability and presented as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheets.
[14] | Income taxes: |
The Company has elected to be treated as an S corporation for federal and state income tax reporting purposes. Accordingly, no material federal or state provision for income taxes is recorded in these financial statements, and income and expense items are reported to stockholders in accordance with Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code (Sections 1361 through 1379). The Company is, however, subject to New York City corporate income tax on all income in New York City.
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740,Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each balance sheet date, based on enacted tax laws and statutory rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. The assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets involves a high degree of judgment and complexity. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are expected to be realized. If it is determined that it is more likely than-not that future tax benefits associated with a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is provided. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as an adjustment to income tax expense in the period that includes the enactment date.
As required by the uncertain tax position guidance in ASC 740, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than-not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement with the relevant tax authority.
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FLUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE C - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
[1] | Fluent Media Solutions: |
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had a no payables due to the independent but commonly owned related-party, Fluent Media Solutions. Fluent Media Solutions, is a publisher with which the Company entered into revenue-sharing arrangements prior to 2014. During 2014, total payments to Fluent Media Solutions for media costs were $294.
[2] | Captive insurance companies: |
In 2013, the Company entered into agreements with two related-party captive insurance companies to insure risks that were not otherwise insurable with commercially available policies. These related-parties, Whitehall Insurance Company, Ltd (Whitehall) and RMS Insurance Company, Ltd (RMS) (collectively, the Captives), are under common control with the Company. Whitehall is owned by three of the Company’s shareholders, and RMS is wholly owned by Ryan Schulke, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and 55% shareholder, who is also Treasurer of both Captives.
In 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Ramp Up Insurance Company, Ltd (Ramp Up), an additional related-party captive insurance company, to insure risks that were not otherwise insurable with commercially available policies. Ramp Up is owned by all four of the Company shareholders and four employees. Ryan Schulke is also the Treasurer of Ramp Up.
During December 2014, the Company paid premiums of $3,246 to the three Captives for 11 policies covering the policy period December 30, 2014 to December 29, 2015. As of December 31, 2014, $3,228 is recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets and presented as a current asset in the consolidated balance sheet.
[3] | Loans to shareholders: |
In 2012, the Company loaned $194 to two shareholders to pay the taxes on the 2011 transfer of 1,800,000 shares of common stock to these shareholders. In 2014, the Company loaned $260 to one shareholder to pay the taxes on the 2013 transfer of 432,000 shares of common stock to the shareholder. Shareholder loans are included in other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
NOTE D - COMMITMENTSAND CONTINGENCIES
[1] | Leases: |
During 2012, the Company leased office space at three separate locations, all subject to noncancellable operating leases. The leases require, among other things, the payment of minimum annual rentals and portions of the real estate taxes and insurance, maintenance, and other operating expenses related to the property. In January 2012, the Company amended a lease agreement to obtain an adjoining floor in the second New York City office space; the leases for both New York City offices expired in January 2014. In December 2013, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new office location in New York City. The lease requires, among other things, the payment of minimum annual rentals and the Company’s proportionate share of the taxes and other operating expenses related to the property. The lease will expire in November 2017. Also, in December 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement for an office located in White Plains, New York. The lease will expire in November 2015. The Company recognizes rent expense related to both lease agreements on a straight-line basis over the lease period.
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NOTE D - COMMITMENTSAND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
[1] | Leases (CONTINUED): |
As of December 31, 2014, the minimum annual rental payments under the terms of the leases are as follows:
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2016 | 524 | |||
2017 | 480 | |||
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Total minimum lease payments | $ | 1,536 | ||
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The Company recognized rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease periods. For the year ended December 31, 2014, rent expense for the office facilities was $523.
[2] | Legal contingencies: |
During the normal course of its business, the Company is occasionally involved with various claims and litigation. Reserves are established in connection with such matters when a loss is probable and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. The determination of probability and the estimation of the actual amount of any such loss are inherently unpredictable, and it is therefore possible that the eventual outcome of such claims and litigation could exceed the estimated reserves. Based upon the Company’s experience, current information, and applicable law, it does not believe it is reasonably possible that any proceedings and claims will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
[3] | Guarantee: |
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no receivables due from US Digital (USD), an independent but commonly owned related-party. USD is a premium mobile content provider that contracted with a mobile billing aggregator, Mobile Messenger U.S. Inc. (Mobile Messenger), to provide full-service content, customer service and billing relationships with the major mobile carriers. Mobile Messenger withheld payment to USD for leads generated through the course of 2012.
On June 18, 2013, the Company guaranteed the obligation of USD to indemnify Mobile Messenger under a corporate guarantee to induce Mobile Messenger to release funds to USD that it was holding and that USD owed to the Company for lead generation services. Under the agreement signed between USD and Mobile Messenger, USD indemnified Mobile Messenger for certain claims attributable to the operation of the premium short message service (PSMS) service. The Company provided lead generation services to USD.
To date, Mobile Messenger has sent two notices to USD and the Company reiterating USD’s duty of indemnification and the Company’s guarantee thereof but has not demanded indemnification. Based upon the Company’s current information, the Company is unable to predict whether Mobile Messenger will seek indemnification, and if it does, the amount that it will seek to collect from USD and/or the Company. USD and the Company believe that they have valid defenses to any claim that they owe a duty to indemnify Mobile Messenger for the claims asserted. Moreover, even if it is determined that USD and/or the Company owe a duty to indemnify Mobile Messenger, the Company believes that USD’s PSMS revenues made up only a small portion of the aggregate PSMS billings processed by Mobile Messenger, and any indemnification obligation would be based on USD’s proportionate share of Mobile Messenger’s aggregate billings.
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NOTE E - BORROWINGSON LINEOF CREDIT
In September 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with Bank of America for a $2,000 revolving line of credit. Under the agreement, the Company may repay principal amounts andre-borrow them at any point during the availability period. The revolving line of credit expired on September 30, 2013.
On August 23, 2013, the Company amended the revolving line of credit agreement and extended it to September 2014. All other terms remained consistent with the original agreement.
On June 18, 2014, the Company amended the revolving line of credit agreement to provide for an additional $2,000 of borrowings and extended the maturity date of the line of credit to September 2015. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had borrowed $2,000 against the available $4,000 on the revolving line of credit.
NOTE F - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
In July 2011, the Company granted to three employees options to purchase, in aggregate, 787,500 common shares at a price of $0.01 per share. The options have a seven-year expiration date and vest over a two-and-one-half-year term from the grant date, subject to various performance criteria; however, exercise, in all circumstances, is restricted to the earlier of a change of control by a noncurrent shareholder or a listing of the Company’s common stock on a public exchange. Since the performance criteria were not achieved in 2013, no compensation expense has been recorded. In January 2014, the vesting period expired, and as the performance condition was not met, the options were cancelled.
NOTE G - STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN
On January 1, 2014, the company established a Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) plan to retain and reward key employees. The Company authorized the issuance of up to 1,500,000 SARs. The SAR plan allows the SAR holders to participate in the proceeds of certain future sale transactions involving the Company, but the SARs do not have any of the rights or privileges of equity ownership and are not marketable or generally transferable under the plan. The payout on a trigger event is equal to an allocable share of the consideration from a trigger event reduced by the base value of the Company as determined by an independent third-party as of December 31, 2013. The plan also provides for a payout if the employment of a holder of vested SARs is terminated for any reason other than cause.
On January 1, 2014, 375,000 SARs were awarded to three employees. During the course of 2014, 225,000 SARs were canceled and returned to the eligible pool. On January 1, 2015, 50,000 SARs are scheduled to vest. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded no compensation expense or related liability in connection with the issued SARs.
On January 1, 2015, the Company issued an additional 500,245 SARs to qualified employees and issued an additional 50,000 SARs to one key employee.
NOTE H - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company’s subsequent events were evaluated through April 27, 2015, when the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
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